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# diminution

«diminution» in Mova's school dictionary: **A reduction in size, amount, importance or strength…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (diminution; a diminution, diminutions)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) A reduction in size, amount, importance or strength; getting smaller or less. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diminution/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A formal, exam-voice word meaning «decrease» or «drop». In science or geography reports: «a diminution in rainfall». In everyday talk people say «drop», «fall» or «decrease». Phrases: «a diminution in», «a diminution of», «without diminution».

### examples

- There was a diminution in the number of birds this spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diminution/#x1)
- (formal) The medicine caused a diminution of pain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diminution/#x2)
- The storm passed with no diminution in the wind until the evening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diminution/#x3)
- (formal) The report notes a gradual diminution of resources. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diminution/#x4)
- Old age brought a diminution of his strength. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diminution/#x5)

### note

Formal; use «decrease» or «drop» in normal writing. Related: «diminish» (verb), «diminutive». In maths, a diminution means taking away: a diminution of 20 from 100 leaves 80.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «diminution» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diminution/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.