Usually means: Decreasing, diminishing in power, popularity.
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  1. on the wane: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. on the wane: Merriam-Webster
  3. on the wane: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. on the wane: Collins English Dictionary
  5. on the wane: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. on the wane: Wiktionary
  7. on the wane: Dictionary.com
  8. on the wane: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. on the wane: Idioms

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▸ adjective:  (idiomatic) in a period of decrease or decline

Similar:
decrescent, tabid, die-away, moribund, wan-thriven, decurrent, backgain, dismoded, clung, wappened, more...

Opposite:
on rise, increasing, growing, gaining momentum, flourishing

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Similar:
decrescent, tabid, die-away, moribund, wan-thriven, decurrent, backgain, dismoded, clung, wappened, more...

Opposite:
on rise, increasing, growing, gaining momentum, flourishing



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