† diminuentadj.

Etymology: < Latin dī-, dēminuent-em, present participle of dī- , dēminuĕre to diminish v.

Obsolete. rare.

Diminishing; lessening the force of anything.

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > expressing diminution

diminutive1579

diminuenta1627

diminutival1868

caritative1906

a1627 W. Sclater Brief Comm. Malachy (1650) 38 When the Scripture speaks of spirituall Sacrifices, it useth a Terme diminuent.

1647 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 221 Such kind of limiting and diminuent terms.

1657 R. Sanderson 14 Serm. Pref. sig. D^v The comparative degree δεισιδαιμονεστέρους in such kind of speaking being usually taken for a diminuent terme.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	diminuent
释义	† diminuentadj. Etymology: < Latin dī-, dēminuent-em, present participle of dī- , dēminuĕre to diminish v. Obsolete. rare. Diminishing; lessening the force of anything. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > expressing diminution diminutive1579 diminuenta1627 diminutival1868 caritative1906 a1627 W. Sclater Brief Comm. Malachy (1650) 38 When the Scripture speaks of spirituall Sacrifices, it useth a Terme diminuent. 1647 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 221 Such kind of limiting and diminuent terms. 1657 R. Sanderson 14 Serm. Pref. sig. D^v The comparative degree δεισιδαιμονεστέρους in such kind of speaking being usually taken for a diminuent terme. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.a1627
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