"decreasement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈkɹiːsmənt/ [UK] Forms: decreasements [plural]
Etymology: decrease + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|decrease|ment}} decrease + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} decreasement (countable and uncountable, plural decreasements)
  1. (rare) The action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-decreasement-en-noun-cBmIOoXO
  2. (rare) That by which something is decreased or diminished; a decrement. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-decreasement-en-noun-CTOyTwk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: increasement

Inflected forms

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