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diminution in German

diminution in German is Rückgang — diminution means a lessening, decrease or reduction.

diminution in German

Rückgang
noun
A lessening, decrease or reduction.

What does "diminution" mean?

  1. noun A lessening, decrease or reduction.
    "The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution."
  2. noun The process of making something smaller.
  3. noun A composing technique in which a melody is made shorter by reducing the length of its note values.
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diminution in a sentence

  • The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution.

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What is "diminution" in German?
"diminution" in German is Rückgang. diminution means: A lessening, decrease or reduction.
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