What is the meaning of subsidence?

An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease. )
- usage: "his cancer is in remission"
- synonyms: remission, remittal
A gradual sinking to a lower level.
- synonyms: settling, subsiding
The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it.
- synonyms: cave in

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