Dictionary entries for 'diminution'

Synonyms

abatement
curtailment
cut
cutback
decrease
decrement
diminishment
drain
reduction
slash
slowdown
taper

dim·i·nu·tion (dĭḿə-nōṓshən, -nyōṓ-)

[Middle English diminucioun, from Old French diminution, from Latin dīminūtiō, dīminūtiōn-, from dīminūtus past participle of dīminuere; see diminish.]

noun

1. The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
2. The resulting reduction; decrease.
Music Statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration, usually one-half, of the original.

derivatives

diḿi·nútion·al: adjective

noun

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition