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noun
A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The subtraction itself; decrease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: increment
noun
the amount by which something decreases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: decrease
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: amount
Narrower terms: drop, dip, fall, free fall, shrinkage
noun
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: decrease
Antonyms: increment
Broader terms: process, physical process
Narrower terms: decay, decline, diminution, desensitization, desensitisation, narrowing, slippage, wastage
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh1-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin decresco Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin decrementumbor. English decrement Borrowed from Latin decrementum.
Across languages
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