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Definition of decrescent in English English dictionary
- Becoming gradually less
- A crescent oriented with horns turned to sinister (pointing right)
- {a} growing less, decreasing, waning
- {s} becoming gradually smaller
- Becoming less by gradual diminution; decreasing; as, a decrescent moon
- A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister
decrescent
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de·cres·centAntonyms
increscentPronunciation
Etymology
[ di-'kre-s&nt ] (adjective.) 1610. From decressant, from Anglo-Norman, present participle of decrestre (“to decrease”)Resimler
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