decrescent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From decressant, from Anglo-Norman [Term?], present participle of decreistre (“to decrease”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
decrescent (comparative more decrescent, superlative most decrescent)
- Becoming gradually less; diminishing.
- Waning.
- a decrescent moon
Noun[edit]
decrescent (plural decrescents)
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References[edit]
- Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 114
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Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
dēcrēscent