diminution
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diminution
- /dɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/
Rhymes with -uːʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English diminucioun, from Anglo-Norman diminuciun, Old French diminucion, from Latin dīminūtiō.
noun diminutions
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A lessening, decrease or reduction.
The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution.
Similar: diminishment
- The act or process of making diminutive.
- a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.
Similar: abatement, declension, decline, decrease, decrement, diminution, lessening, reduction, shrinking · Opposite: augmentation
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noun
Similar: abatement, declension, decline, decrease, decrement, diminution, lessening, reduction, shrinking · Opposite: augmentation
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noun lessening, decrease or reduction
| Español | disminución |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Rückgang |
| Italiano | diminuzione |
| Română | diminuare, micșorare, scădere |
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