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diminution

[dim-uh-noo-shuhn, -nyoo-]

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noun

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:
1275–1325; Middle English diminucion < Anglo-French diminuciun < Latin dīminūtiōn- (stem of dīminūtiō), for dēminūtiōn- (stem of dēminūtiō) (by influence of dīmunuere; see diminish), equivalent to dēminūt(us) (past participle of dēminuere, equivalent to dē- de- + minuere to lessen) + -iōn- -ion

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pre·dim·i·nu·tion, noun

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Example Sentences

Several questions have been raised about the progressive diminution of the birth rate.

Then there is the real or perceived diminution of mobility on the job market.

The diminution of the national cricket team is a catastrophe in its own right.

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Several questions have been raised about the progressive diminution of the birth rate.

Then there is the real or perceived diminution of mobility on the job market.

The diminution of the national cricket team is a catastrophe in its own right.

NO diminution of geographical research and travel literature is ever to be expected.

Two evolutionary pressures are thought to drive this process of diminution.

Strangely enough, this seems to be accompanied in places by a diminution of minor offenses.

In no other part of the world is the idea of a diminution of national sovereignty anywhere near so readily accepted.

It was never my intention to be critical of the medical profession or to suggest a diminution of public confidence in physicians.

For others, these overruns represent a continuing diminution of household wealth.

Big-there has been no diminution in the quality of trenchant travesty.

Kelsey, there no signs of diminution in the public interest in the.

Any diminution in growth will tip the fiscal surplus into the red.

Second, councils fear a further diminution of their powers.

Allen said the reorganization of the three banks did not mean any diminution of lending authority by local bank officials.

Gandolfini shows us a big man deflated, and his sudden physical diminution is a shock to the movie's system.

What's more, the highs are nicely spread, so you can listen from almost any angle without any drastic diminution of the sound.

It required accepting a possibility of success based on an inevitability of diminution.

Among the effects observed were a reduction in teasing and a diminution of destructiveness toward property.

But the more often you see them, the more accessible they become, and there's a slight diminution of interest.

So the chief cause of this great diminution must be found somewhere else.

Indeed, they are less free, and that diminution is continuing apace.

The growing disparity between rich and poor is a result of the diminution of the power of organized labor.

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diminution (ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃən)

—n
1.	reduction; decrease
2.	music Compare augmentation the presentation of the subject of a fugue, etc, in which the note values are reduced in length

[C14: from Latin dēminūtiō; see diminish]

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Word Origin & History

diminution

c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. from diminuciun, Fr. diminution, from L. diminutionem, earlier deminutionem, noun of action from deminuere (see diminish).

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