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diminution

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIMINUTION

n.[L.] 1. The act of lessening; a making smaller; opposed to augmentation; as the diminution of size, of wealth, of power, of safety.
2. The state of becoming or appearing less; opposed to increase; as the diminution of the apparent diameter of a receding body.
3. Discredit; loss of dignity; degradation.
4. Deprivation of dignity; a lessening of estimation.
5. In architecture, the contraction of the upper part of a column, by which its diameter is made less than that of the lower part.
6. In music, the imitation of or reply to a subject in notes of half the length or value of those of the subject itself.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIMINUTION

Dim `i *nu "tion, n. Etym: [L. diminutio, or perh. rather deminutio: cf. F. diminution. See Diminish. ]

 

1. The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation or increase.

 

2. The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement. The world's opinion or diminution of me. Eikon Basilike.Nor thinks it diminution to be ranked In military honor next. Philips.

 

3. (Law )

 

Defn: Omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record.

 

4. (Mus. )

 

Defn: In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself.

 

Syn. -- Decrease; decay; abatement; reduction; deduction; decrement.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

diminution

dim i nu tion |ˌdiməˈn (y )o͞oSHən ˌdɪməˈn (j )uʃən | ▶noun a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something: a permanent diminution in value | the disease shows no signs of diminution. • Music the shortening of the time values of notes in a melodic part. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin deminutio (n- ), from the verb deminuere (see diminish ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

diminution

diminution |ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something: a permanent diminution in value | [ mass noun ] : the disease shows no signs of diminution. • Music the shortening of the time values of notes in a melodic part. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin deminutio (n- ), from the verb deminuere (see diminish ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

diminution

diminution noun a diminution of freedom reduces the quality of life: reduction, decrease, lessening, decline, dwindling, moderation, fading, fade-out, weakening, ebb.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

diminution

diminution noun 1 any diminution of freedom reduces the quality of life: curtailment, curtailing, cutting back, cutback, cut, attenuation, reduction, lessening, lowering, decrease, contraction, constriction, restriction, limitation, limiting, curbing; weakening, undermining, sapping. ANTONYMS increase, expansion. 2 a gradual diminution in mental faculties: decline, decrease, reduction, dwindling, shrinking, fading, failing, weakening, slackening, ebb, receding, wane, falling off; loss, erosion, depletion, impoverishment. ANTONYMS increase, growth.

 

Duden Dictionary

Diminution

Di mi nu ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Diminuti o n |lateinisch diminutio 1 bildungssprachlich Verkleinerung, Verringerung 2 a Musik Wiederholung eines Themas unter Verwendung kürzerer Notenwerte b Musik variierende Verzierung durch Umspielen der Melodienoten c Musik Tempobeschleunigung durch Verkürzung der Noten

 

French Dictionary

diminution

diminution n. f. nom féminin Réduction. SYNONYME baisse ; décroissance ; fléchissement . Note Technique En parlant du prix, on dira: La diminution du prix du lait (et non la *diminution du lait ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

diminution

dim i nu tion /dɪ̀mɪn j úːʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U ｟かたく ｠【数量 大きさ 重要性などにおける 】減少, 縮小 (decrease ) «in » ; C 〖通例単数形で 〗減少額 [量 ].2 U 〘楽 〙縮小 .