adj
Meaning 1
Becoming gradually less; diminishing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
decrescent
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/dɪˈkɹɛsənt/
adj
Meaning 2
Waning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a decrescent moon
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noun
Meaning 3
A crescent oriented with horns turned to sinister (pointing to the viewer's right).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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History
Etymology
From decressant, from Anglo-Norman [Term?], present participle of decreistre (“to decrease”).