diminuição

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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)

  1. decrease, reduction, diminution
  2. impairment
  3. depletion
  4. shrinkage

Further reading

  • diminuição” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913