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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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   Diminution Dim`i*nu"tion, n. [L. diminutio, or perh. rather deminutio: cf. F. diminution. See Diminish.] 1. 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. 2.

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