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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A diminishment.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of diminish form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   becoming smaller

Adjective

1. 1
   becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

decreasingabatingallayingalleviatingassuagingblunting

Example

More examples

"The population of this country is diminishing."

Related phrases

law of diminishing marginal utilitylaw of diminishing returns

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