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Definition of diminution noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

diminution

noun

NAmE//ˌdɪməˈnuʃn//

diminution (of/in something) (formal)

1[uncountable] the act of reducing something or of being reduced the diminution of political power

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2[countable, usually singular] a reduction; an amount reduced a diminution in population growth

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