diminution

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A lessening, decrease or reduction.
The act or process of making diminutive.
a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.

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diminution diminutions

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

abatement declension decline decrease decrement diminution lessening reduction shrinking diminishment

augmentation

diminish diminished diminuendo

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