diminished

Definition of Diminished in English :

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Adjective

1. diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened

impaired by diminution

2. atrophied, diminished, wasted

(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

Example Sentences:
'partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm'

3. diminished

(of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval

Example Sentences:
'a diminished fifth'

4. belittled, diminished, small

made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

Example Sentences:
'her comments made me feel small'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Diminished

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adjective

1.

reduced or lessened; made smaller

2. music

denoting any minor or perfect interval reduced by a semitone

3. music

denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a minor third and a diminished fifth

4. music (postpositive)

(esp in jazz or pop music) denoting a diminished seventh chord having as its root the note specified

B diminished

Diminished

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adjective

1.

made smaller; lessened; reduced

2. Music

lessened by a half step

said of intervals or of chords formed with such an interval

Diminished

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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.

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