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diminution

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10 lettersPronunciation /dɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/Part of speech nounSorted diiimnnotuStarts with DEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of decreasing or reducing something

Word origin

From Middle English diminucioun, from Anglo-Norman diminuciun, Old French diminucion, from Latin dīminūtiō.

Used in a sentence

  • The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution.
  • Another part, feeling a diminution of confidence in him, still hope that the general tenor of his conduct will be essentially right.
  • Cold is usually shapeless, I suppose, extending over large spaces equally, or with gradual diminution.

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