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Definition of diminut in English English dictionary

diminution
A lessening, decrease or reduction

The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution.

diminutive
A word form expressing smallness or youth

Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.

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reduction
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{n} the act of lessening, loss, discredit
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{a} small, little, contempitble, mean
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diminishment
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rebate
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The principle which states that objects farther from our eye appear smaller and smaller, the further away they are located Our direct perceptive observations must overrule our knowledge: we know all telephone poles going down the street are equal in size, but must draw them as we actually see them The same is observable in the squares of a sidewalk which stretches out before us
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the process of decreasing the time values of the notes of a melody
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the act of decreasing or reducing something
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The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement
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A term used primarily in the manipulation of movement The original movement is made smaller in terms of space, range (size) or time
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the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse
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The speeding up of a musical phrase by decreasing (usually halving) the length of the notes
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The shortening of the notes of a melody or theme
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{i} reduction, decrease
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A bower; a dingle
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Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; us
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In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself
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Omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record
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the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
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process of decreasing
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change toward something smaller or lower
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A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar
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(di-mi-nu'-shon) The defacing of some particular point in an escutcheon
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(opposite of augmentation) A way of playing a melody in which the time value for each note is shortened compared with the original In practice, the time value is usually halved
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The shortening of note values; the opposite of augmentation
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Where the theme is heard in notes of shorter length (usually half) than in its original form
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To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken thesenses or understanding of
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To grow dim
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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
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A diminution of something is its reduction in size, importance, or intensity. despite a slight diminution in asset value. = reduction. a reduction in the size, number, or amount of something diminution of/in (minuere )
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A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin
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To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken thesenses or understanding of
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Serving to diminish
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A diminutive is an informal form of a name. For example, `Jim' and `Jimmy' are diminutives of `James'. small (diminutif, from minuere ). a word formed by adding a diminutive suffix
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a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
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very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
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Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word
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A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar
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Tending to diminish
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A diminutive person or object is very small. She noticed a diminutive figure standing at the entrance. = tiny
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To grow dim
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{i} diminutive word or suffix (Grammar); word indicating small size (such as "booklet", etc.); shortened form of a name, name indicating fondness; very small person; very small thing
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Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; us
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Below the average size; very small; little
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Very small
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A bower; a dingle
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A creature size category A Diminutive creature is between 6 inches and 1 foot in height or length and weighs between 1/8 of a pound and 1 pound
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a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse
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Something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing
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(di-min'-u-tive) Something smaller than the regular size; on a smaller scale For instance, the diminutive of the Bend is the Bendlet, being half its width
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{s} tiny, minute, small; indicating smallness (Grammar)
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runty