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- Dictionarydiminished/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
adjective
- 1. made smaller or less: "we can expect a diminished role on the world stage as other countries rise to the occasion"
- 2. denoting or containing an interval which is one semitone less than the corresponding minor or perfect interval: "a diminished fifth"
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Diminished is an adjective that describes a musical interval or chord that is one semitone less than a perfect interval or chord. Learn how to use diminished in sentences and compare it with augmented and perfect.
- English (US)
DIMINISHED meaning: 1. A diminished musical interval (= the...
- Znaczenie Diminished, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
diminished definicja: 1. past simple and past participle of...
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- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
diminished 의미, 정의, diminished의 정의: 1. past simple and past...
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- English (US)
to reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value: If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods. Investors can diversify their holdings in order to diminish risk. Over a period of several years, these securities diminished in value and the corporation went bankrupt.
Diminish means to make less or cause to appear less, or to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of someone or something. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for diminish.
Diminished is an adjective that means made or having become smaller, fewer, or less. Close synonyms are reduced, decreased, and lessened. A diminished interest is one that has lessened. Diminished quality means decreased quality.
to reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value: If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods. Investors can diversify their holdings in order to diminish risk. Over a period of several years, these securities diminished in value and the corporation went bankrupt.
1. to make or become smaller, fewer, or less. 2. (transitive) architecture. to cause (a column, etc) to taper. 3. (transitive) music. to decrease (a minor or perfect interval) by a semitone. 4. to belittle or be belittled; reduce in authority, status, etc; depreciate. Collins English Dictionary.
to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce. Architecture. to give (a column) a form tapering inward from bottom to top. Music. to make (an interval) smaller by a chromatic half step than the corresponding perfect or minor interval. to detract from the authority, honor, stature, or reputation of; disparage.
