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di·min·ish
(dĭ-mĭn′ĭsh)v. di·min·ished, di·min·ish·ing, di·min·ish·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To make smaller or less; reduce or lessen. See Synonyms at decrease.
b. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of: "Her upper-class perfection ... somehow diminished me" (Shirley Abbott).
2. To cause to taper.
3. Music To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.
v.intr.
1. To become smaller or less.
2. To taper.
[Middle English diminishen, blend of diminuen, to lessen (from Old French diminuer, from Latin dīminuere, variant of dēminuere : dē-, de- + minuere, to lessen) and minishen, to reduce (from Old French minuiser, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, from Latin minūtia, smallness, from minūtus, small, from past participle of minuere); see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
di·min′ish·a·ble adj.
di·min′ish·ment n.
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diminished
(dɪˈmɪnɪʃt)adj
1. reduced or lessened; made smaller
2. (Music, other) music denoting any minor or perfect interval reduced by a semitone
3. (Music, other) music denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a minor third and a diminished fifth
4. (Jazz) music (postpositive) (esp in jazz or pop music) denoting a diminished seventh chord having as its root the note specified: B diminished.
5. (Pop Music) music (postpositive) (esp in jazz or pop music) denoting a diminished seventh chord having as its root the note specified: B diminished.
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Adj. | 1. | diminished - impaired by diminution impaired - diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight" |
2. | diminished - (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" | |
3. | diminished - (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; "a diminished fifth" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | |
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Translations
مُقَلَّل
zmenšený
formindsket
csökkentett
minnkaîur
zmenšený
kısaltılmış
diminished
[dɪˈmɪnɪʃt]A. ADJ [value] → reducido; [ability] → limitado (Mus) [interval] → disminuido
a diminished staff → una plantilla reducida
a diminished staff → una plantilla reducida
B. CPD diminished responsibility N (Jur) → responsabilidad f disminuida
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
diminished
[dɪˈmɪnɪʃt] adj (value, importance) → ridotto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
diminish
(diˈminiʃ) verb to make or become less. Our supplies are diminishing rapidly.
diˈminished adjective (negative undiminished).
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