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Meaning of wax and wane | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To progress cyclically through various phases, such as growth and senescence.
  2. To alternate; to increase and diminish in turn.

Examples

“The manifestation of such philosophy seemed to wax and wane, being the most common one time, but virtually without followers at another, apparently disappearing.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

wax down wax lyrical wax on wax philosophical wax poetic wax someone's tail

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