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Webster 1913 Edition

Diminuent

Di-min′u-ent

,
Adj.
[L.
diminuens
, p. pr. of
diminuere
. See
Diminish
.]
Lessening.
Bp. Sanderson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Diminuent

DIMINUENT

,
Adj.
Lessening. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

diminuent

diminuent

English

Adjective

diminuent ‎(comparative more diminuent, superlative most diminuent)

  1. lessening
    • Bishop Robert Sanderson
      […] the comparative degree, in such kind of speaking, being usually taken for a diminuent term.

French

Verb

diminuent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of diminuer
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of diminuer

Latin

Verb

dīminuent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of dīminuō

Etymology

Latin diminuens, present participle of diminuere. See diminish.

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