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Degression

//dɪˈɡɹɛʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Descent, the act of descending. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "For your blode this citie made never degression."

  2. 2
    Obsolete spelling of digression. alt-of, obsolete
  3. 3
    Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks. countable, uncountable

    "Graduated taxation therefore technically includes progression, degression, and regression."

  4. 4
    Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space. countable, uncountable

    "The principle of degression... It may therefore be worth while to suggest four forms for the description of a book, showing by degressive changes what details may fairly be omitted in short descriptions."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin degressio, from degressus + -io (“forming abstract nouns from verbs”), past perfect participle of degredi (“to descend by steps”), from de- (“down”) + gradi (“to step, walk, go”).

Etymology 2

See digression.

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