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diminution

🇬🇧 UK/.dimi'nju:ʃәn/🇺🇸 US
GREC1

Definitions

n.

A reduction or decrease in size, extent, or importance.

减少,缩小,降低

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
diapart, not
+
minusmall, less, diminish
+
tionact, process, state
=diminution

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The diminution of her authority was unexpected but inevitable.

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