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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
- Hyphenation: di‧min‧ished
Verb
diminished
- simple past and past participle of diminish
Adjective
diminished (comparative more diminished, superlative most diminished)
- lessened, reduced
The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
1942 May-June, “Notes and News: War and the American Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 184:Another well-known express to disappear on the same date was the Blue Comet of the Central of New Jersey, an all-coach luxury express which operated between New York and Atlantic City; in this case the reason is diminished patronage.
- made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
She felt diminished by the report card.
- (music) reduced by a semitone
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(music) reduced by a semitone
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