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Word entry · 9 letters

reduction

Best crossword clue

"Decrease in size"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted cdeinortuStarts with REnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of reducing complexity

Word origin

From Middle English reduccion, a borrowing from Old French reducion, from Latin reductiō, reductiōnem. Equivalent to reduce + -tion.

Used in a sentence

  • With the cutting out of the previous recovery times for electrification work, curtailment of station times and acceleration, considerable reductions have been made in the overall schedules.
  • A 5% reduction in robberies
  • closed reduction

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