1. Change toward something smaller or lower
   - decline 
2. The statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) 
3. The act of decreasing or reducing something
   - decrease, reduction, step-down

Derived forms: diminutions

See also: diminish

Type of: change of magnitude, decrease, decrement, statement

Antonym: augmentation

Encyclopedia: Diminution

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