diminution
/dɪmɪˈnjuːʃ(ə)n/
noun
- 1
A lessening, decrease or reduction.
“The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution.”
- 2
The act or process of making diminutive.
- 3
A compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.
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