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nounthe sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
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nouna gradual sinking to a lower leveltype of:
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nounan abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)type of:
Definition that contains subsidence
- resolution the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
- detumescence diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen