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Diminished

//dɪˈmɪnɪʃt// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    lessened, reduced

    "The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome."

  2. 2
    made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable

    "She felt diminished by the report card."

  3. 3
    reduced by a semitone
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use wordnet
  2. 2
    made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) wordnet
  3. 3
    (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval wordnet
  4. 4
    impaired by diminution wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of diminish form-of, participle, past

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