Definition of "decl" [decl]

• An abbreviation of declension. (noun)
• An abbreviation of declination.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Decémber dêcent decídûous - yû déckchair one word declássè can be written as in French déclassé * dây-clássây décimate decîpher cf. cŷpher or cîpher"
• "The higher average, which it said was still below the peaks seen in some previous years, was largely the result of staff reductions; the number of associates at the top 50 firms fell by 6.7% through Sept. 30, after decl ining 1.5% in 2009."
• "For example, check Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, 17.12.11, where three Sarmatian names are Latinized as Rumo 3rd decl."