10 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
noun change toward something smaller or lower
noun the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
noun the act of decreasing or reducing something
originFrom Middle English diminucioun, from Anglo-Norman diminuciun, Old French diminucion, from Latin dīminūtiō.
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