diminution
the act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction.
Music. the repetition or imitation of a subject or theme in notes of shorter duration than those first used.
Origin of diminution
1Other words from diminution
- pre·dim·i·nu·tion, noun
Words Nearby diminution
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How to use diminution in a sentence
“It could be that any improvement in the wellbeing of women produces a corresponding reduction in satisfaction among men, as if quality of life is a zero-sum game in which improvement for some means a diminution for others,” they concede.
How the 'Authority Gap' Between Men and Women Hurts Us All | Mary Ann Sieghart | April 1, 2022 | TimeEqually important, the diminution of the middle orders threatens one of the historic sources of economic vitality and innovation.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class | Joel Kotkin | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI think accepting this would constitute a very real diminution in our social insurance policy and would really be crossing a line.
But Sarah Palin, perhaps unwittingly, found a way to short circuit this whole diminution and demolition process.
I have no doubt Texas and its politicians will rebound here one day, but for now, the diminution of Texas power is kinda sad.
Absence or marked diminution, therefore, indicates organic disease of the stomach.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddIn passing round Cape Flinders, there appeared to be a considerable diminution in the remains of the Frederick's wreck.
Medicinal doses of the bromides produce in healthy persons a general diminution of nervous energy.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy | Alexander Hughes BennettHer bodily energy exhibits no diminution for many years, she being still able to walk briskly about the room.
The total diminution of revenues occasioned by the reductions was estimated by the right honourable baronet at about 270,000.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for diminution
/ (ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃən) /
reduction; decrease
music the presentation of the subject of a fugue, etc, in which the note values are reduced in length: Compare augmentation (def. 3)
Origin of diminution
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