diminishment

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act or process of becoming or making smaller or less

   The treaty led to a steady diminishment of the empire's territory.

From the verb diminish plus the suffix -ment; diminish is a blend of Middle English diminuen (from Latin diminuere, deminuere 'to lessen') and minishen, ultimately from Latin minuere ('to make small'), from minus ('less').

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