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Meaning of
'diminished'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Diminished
[
imp. & p. p.
]
- of Diminish
Meaning of 'diminished' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
diminished
[
a
]
Meaning (1):
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
Example in sentence:
partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm
2 .
diminished
[
s
]
Meaning (2):
- (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
Example in sentence:
a diminished fifth
Meaning (3):
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
Example in sentence:
her comments made me feel small
Nearby Words:
dim
dim-sighted
dimble
dime
dimension
dimensional
dimensioned
dimensionless
dimensity
dimensive
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