English, 13.10.2020 14:01 Hardydonotmess1

What meaning does the suffix -ence give to the word decadence?
Mark Twain was so disgusted with the social and political decadence of the late 1800s that he called that
period "the Gilded Age."
1 onset of decay
2 state of decay
3 cause of decay
4 fear of decay

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What meaning does the suffix -ence give to the word decadence?
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