diminuent

English

Etymology

Latin diminuens, present participle of diminuere. See diminish.

Adjective

diminuent (comparative more diminuent, superlative most diminuent)

  1. lessening
    • Bishop Robert Sanderson
      […] the comparative degree, in such kind of speaking, being usually taken for a diminuent term.

French

Verb

diminuent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of diminuer
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of diminuer

Latin

Verb

dīminuent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of dīminuō
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