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The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality.
Benjamin Jowett

Meaning of "diminution" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIMINUTION

From Latin dēminūtiō.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIMINUTION

diminution  [ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIMINUTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diminution is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIMINUTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

diminution

Diminution

In Western music and music theory, diminution has four distinct meanings. Diminution may be a form of embellishment in which a long note is divided into a series of shorter, usually melodic, values. Diminution may also be the compositional device where a melody, theme or motif is presented in shorter note-values than were previously used. Diminution is also the term for the proportional shortening of the value of individual note-shapes in mensural notation, either by coloration or by a sign of proportion. A minor or perfect interval that is narrowed by a chromatic semitone is a diminished interval, and the process may be referred to as diminution.

Definition of diminution in the English dictionary

The definition of diminution in the dictionary is reduction; decrease.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIMINUTION


allocution
ˌæləˈkjuːʃən
attribution
ˌætrɪˈbjuːʃən
circumlocution
ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən
comminution
ˌkɒmɪˈnjuːʃən
Confucian
kənˈfjuːʃən
constitution
ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən
contribution
ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃən
destitution
ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃən
distribution
ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən
execution
ˌɛksɪˈkjuːʃən
institution
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən
locution
ləʊˈkjuːʃən
persecution
ˌpɜːsɪˈkjuːʃən
prosecution
ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃən
prostitution
ˌprɒstɪˈtjuːʃən
reconstitution
ˌriːkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən
redistribution
ˌriːdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən
restitution
ˌrɛstɪˈtjuːʃən
retribution
ˌrɛtrɪˈbjuːʃən
substitution
ˌsʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIMINUTION

dimidiation
diminish
diminishable
diminished
diminished responsibility
diminished seventh
diminished seventh chord
diminishing
diminishing returns
diminishingly
diminishment
diminuendo
diminutival
diminutive
diminutively
diminutiveness
dimissory
dimities
Dimitrovo
dimity

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIMINUTION

absolution
accreditation
American Revolution
caution
dilution
dissolution
evolution
First Amendment of the Constitution
French Revolution
high resolution
high-resolution
Industrial Revolution
New Year resolution
normal distribution
October Revolution
Poisson distribution
pollution
precaution
resolution
revolution
solution

Synonyms and antonyms of diminution in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DIMINUTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «diminution» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of diminution

Translation of «diminution» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIMINUTION

Find out the translation of diminution to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diminution from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diminution» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缩小
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disminución
570 millions of speakers

English

diminution
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انتقاص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уменьшение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diminuição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হ্রাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diminution
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verminderung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

縮小
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가늘어 짐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diminution
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

azalma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diminuzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zmniejszenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зменшення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diminuare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μείωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vermindering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

minskning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diminution
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diminution

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIMINUTION»

The term «diminution» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIMINUTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diminution

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4 QUOTES WITH «DIMINUTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word diminution.
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Bainbridge Colby
I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country.
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Benjamin Jowett
The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality.
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Robert Walpole
If they are really persuaded that the army is annually established by me, that I have the sole disposal of posts and honours, that I employ this power in the destruction of liberty and the diminution of commerce, let me awaken them from their delusion.
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William Watson
Personally, I do not believe that we shall have greater armaments in the future than we have had in the past. On the contrary, I believe there will be a gradual diminution in this respect.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIMINUTION»

Discover the use of diminution in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diminution and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jury Instructions in Real Estate Litigation
[1] Instruction [2] Supportive Authority [3] Comment § 15.01 Diminution measure —Value before and after. [1] Instruction In determining the damages you should award for the injury to the plaintiff's [land] [or buildings], should you find the ...
Ronald W. Eades, 2006
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Hume's Abject Failure: The Argument Against Miracles
Hume s Diminution Principle I have argued at some length that Hume's blunderbuss arguments against miracles are ineffective and that his ambition to provide a "proof" against miracles is based on an impoverished conception of inductive ...
John Earman, 2000
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Annual Report of the Secretary of War
This diminution in velocity does not occur when the escape begins, nor in consequence of the escape, but long after, when the return flow begins, and in eonsequence of that return flow. The return flow acts precisely like a tributary. (6) The ...
United States. War Dept, 1885
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Anglo-American Telegraphic Code to Cheapen Telegraphy and to ...
Diminution in quantity ... How much diminution will there be (in) . . . .If there is any diminution (in) . . . .If there is no diminution (in) . . .Is there any diminution (in) . . . There is no diminution (in) . . .There is some diminution (in) . . .There was no ...
‎1891
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Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army
This diminution in velocity does not occur when the escape begins, nor in consequence of the escape, but long after, when the return flow begins, and in consequence of that return flow. The return flow acts precisely like a tributary. (6) The ...
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, 1885
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The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish
The diminution was rather less when the bottle was shook gently than when briskly; but the difference between shaking it very gently and as briskly as I could was not more than x^dth of a measure. But if it was not shaken at all the diminution ...
Henry Cavendish, James Clerk Maxwell, Joseph Larmor, 1921
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Ordonnance for the Five Kinds of Columns after the Method of ...
All architects have made columns more slender at the top than at the bottom, and this is what we call diminution. Some have made them a little thicker near the middle than at the bottom, and this is what is called enlargement [enflernent].32 ...
Claude Perrault, 1996
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
It mull be observed, however, that though the quantity of respirable air will always be nearly the fame, as being put in by measure, yet the observed diminution will commonly require some correction: e.g. Suppose that the observed diminution ...
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Journal of the American Medical Association
The presence of a marked diminution of dye-secretion on one side should be regarded as indicative of the existence of some pathologic lesion. Its absence, however, will not exclude the possibility of the existence of a lesion. Unfortunately  ...
10
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
lerve the bulk of the mixture; for if that is not less than one measure, that is, than the respirable air alone, it is a sign that the quantity of nitrous air is sufficient, or that it will produce the proper diminution, unless it be very impure. It must be ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIMINUTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diminution is used in the context of the following news items.
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BBC faces painful budget cuts from new government | Variety
Insiders, however, maintain that more belt-tightening can only result in a further diminution of services. On July 2, Hall announced the loss of a ... «Variety, Jul 15»
2
Elevate the law in fight against atrocities | openDemocracy
Further, few would advocate for the abolition or diminution of the law because domestic or transnational crime (e.g. corruption, trafficking) still ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
3
Florida circuit court holds breach of title policy exposes title insurer …
With this in mind, the Court noted that Florida law values a pre-suit title claim at (1) the diminution in market value of the property caused by the ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
4
How financial services employers can navigate the new white-collar …
Many exempt employees may view their conversion to hourly nonexempt status as a drop in prestige or a diminution of the perceived value of ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
5
Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Weeks …
Limitation on Liability: title insurer who cures a defect in title is not liable for diminution in value of the property that occurred during the period it ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
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Carterton vet clinic gains go-ahead
The problem with this type of analysis is that even a relatively small statistical diminution of road safety can, if the particular deadly ... «Wairarapa Times-Age, Jul 15»
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Minors fall at first hurdle
Galway gave several of their bench a run out before the end without any noticeable diminution in their performance. Mayo can thank their ... «Mayo News, Jul 15»
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Research aims to stop users sharing inappropriate information on …
... the algorithm would need to recognize, leading to a diminution of relations; or even that there's no problem – you're both just 'hanging back' ... «The Stack, Jul 15»
9
Obama's Pacific Trade Deal Trails Behind China's Development Vision
... restitution against states in an international arbitration court for the alleged diminution of their potential future profits as a result of government ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
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Performance Sports Group Provides Preliminary Fiscal Fourth …
... satisfy the standards established by testing and athletic governing bodies, diminution of the goodwill associated with the EASTON and MAKO ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»

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