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Yes, wane is playable

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"Wane" Definition

noun

A defective edge of a board caused by remaining bark or a beveled end.
A time or phase of gradual decrease.
The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing.
The act or process of waning.
A period or time of waning.

idiom

On the wane In a period of decline or decrease: "The tide was near the turn and already the day was on the wane” ( James Joyce).

verb-intransitive

To approach an end.
To decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree; decline.
To exhibit a decreasing illuminated area from full moon to new moon.

verb

to decrease in size, extent, or degree as.
To diminish in phase or intensity.
To become less brilliant or powerful.
To flow out.
To fall gradually from power, prosperity, or influence.

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