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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dīminūtiōnem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.mi.nu.iˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /d͡ʒi.mi.nujˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Hyphenation: di‧mi‧nu‧i‧ção
Noun
diminuição f (plural diminuições)
- decrease, reduction, diminution
- impairment
- depletion
- shrinkage
Further reading
- “diminuição” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913