diminution
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7.9
- noun
- /ˌdɪməˈnjuːʃən/
- Anything moving in the opposite direction seems to suggest a dispersal, a diminution of force.
- diminution in value
- diminution in property
- diminution of power
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Watch on YouTubeIt says we should maximize the diminution of pain and the increase in pleasure.
- It says we should maximize the diminution of pain and the increase in pleasure.
- So then we would have a diminution of resources, we would have a shrinkage of the economy.
- And many folks report that the transition to agriculture and being sessile resulted in, you know, diminution of height.
- Which, by the way, is a diminution of our education system serious.
- Hence the if not end of trade, the radical diminution of trade.
- This is how we acquaint grace, Not in a day, but little by little diminution of belief in false gods that never hear our prayer.
Examples
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The company reported a noticeable diminution in profits after the market downturn.
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The road to happiness and prosperity lies in an organized diminution of work.
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Both the cost of performance and diminution and value damage measures can be seen.
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Hence the if not end of trade, the radical diminution of trade.
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The Supreme Court has considered cases in which the importance of diminution costs varied greatly.
Academic text (1990) -
Nor is there in any of this any diminution of the rights of the Palestinians to Jerusalem.
Academic text (1996) -
So then we would have a diminution of resources, we would have a shrinkage of the economy.
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Where damaged structures cannot be repaired or rebuilt, diminution in property value is likely to be extreme.
Academic text (1990) -
A perceptible diminution in the velocity of our powerful machine brought me out of my reverie.
Fiction book (1997) -
There seems to have been a blessed diminution of the many futile attempts to define art with discrete exactitude.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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3.2
A decrease in size, amount, degree, or price
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3.9
A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value
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2.8
To make something less in amount, value, or level
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2.2
A drop in amount or number
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5.1
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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4.6
A decrease in amount or level, for example moving to a lower job
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3.2
A decrease in size, amount, or value
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5.5
The act of making something as small as possible
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3.8
A decrease in amount, size, or strength
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6.7
A decrease in size, strength or importance
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7.7
A small reduction in an amount or number
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4.0
A drop in the number or amount of something
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6.5
A slow reduction in size or amount done in stages
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5.2
A slow decrease in size, number, or strength
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7.4
Making something smaller in size so it fits into a small space
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Etymology
Diminution comes from the Latin parts de- ('down') and minuere ('make small'), the same root as in diminish. So a diminution is a 'making smaller' or a reduction in size, amount, or importance.