1. (n.)diminution the act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < AF < L dīminūtiō, for dēminūtiō (by influence of dīminuere; see diminish ) <dēminū-, var. s. of dēminuere (dē-de - +minuere to lessen))
Definition of 'diminution'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)decline, diminution change toward something smaller or lower
2. (noun)diminution the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
3. (noun)decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down the act of decreasing or reducing something
Definition of 'diminution'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)diminution the act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation or increase
2. (noun)diminution the act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement
3. (noun)diminution omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record
4. (noun)diminution in counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself
Definitions of diminution 
Afrikaans: verlaging
Arabic: نَقْص، تَناقُص
Bulgarian: намалявам
Brazilian: diminuição
Czech: snížení, pokles, úbytek
German: die Verminderung
Danish: formindskelse; reduktion
Greek: μείωση, ελάττωση
Spanish: disminución, reducción
Estonian: vähenemine
Farsi: کاهش؛ تقلیل
Finnish: vähentyminen
French: diminution
Hebrew: הַפחָתָה
Hindi: कटौती
Croatian: smanjenje, opadanje
Hungarian: csökkenés
Indonesian: kemerosotan, pengurangan
Icelandic: minnkun, rÿrnun
Italian: diminuzione
Japanese: 減少
Korean: 감소
Lithuanian: (su)mažėjimas
Latvian: samazināšana; samazināšan
Malay: pengecilan
Dutch: vermindering
Norwegian: (for)minsking, reduksjon
Polish: spadek, zmniejszenie
Persian: کاهش؛ تقلیل
Pashto: لږول
Portuguese: diminuição
Romanian: scădere, diminuare
Russian: уменьшение
Slovak: zníženie
Slovenian: zmanjšanje
Serbian: umanjenje
Swedish: [för]minskning, avtagande
Thai: การลดลง
Turkish: azalma, azalış
Taiwanese: 減少
Ukrainian: зменшення; убування
Urdu: تقلیل
Vietnamese: sự giảm bớt
Chinese: 减少
