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单词 diminuent
释义 diˈminuent, a. Obs. rare.
[ad. L. dī-, dēminuent-em, pr. pple. of dī-, dēminuĕre to diminish.]
Diminishing; lessening the force of anything.
1608W. Sclater Comm. Malachy (1650) 38 When the Scripture speaks of spirituall Sacrifices, it useth a Terme diminuent.1647Sanderson Serm. II. 221 Such kind of limiting and diminuent terms.1657Serm. Pref. (1681) 16 The Comparative degree (Δεισιδαιµονεστέρους) in such kind of speaking being usually taken for a Diminuent terme.
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