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   Dim·i·nu·tion

   /ˌdiməˈno͞oSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something: "a permanent diminution in value" Similar curtailmentcurtailingcutting backcutbackcutattenuationreductionlesseningloweringdecreasecontractionconstrictionrestrictionlimitationlimitingcurbingweakeningunderminingsappingdeclinedecreasereductiondwindlingshrinkingfadingfailingweakeningslackeningebbrecedingwanefalling offlosserosiondepletionimpoverishmentOpposite increaseexpansionincreasegrowth
   • ▪ the shortening of the time values of notes in a melodic part.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin deminutio(n-), from the verb deminuere (see diminish).

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