degression

Meanings

1. Descent, the act of descending.
2. Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
3. Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.

1. Obsolete spelling of digression.

Etymology

From Latin degressio, from degressus + -io (“forming abstract nouns from verbs”), past perfect participle of degredi (“to descend by steps”), from de- (“down”) + gradi (“to step, walk, go”).