DECRESCENT


Meaning of DECRESCENT in English

adj.

Pronunciation: di- ' kre-s ə nt

Function: adjective

Etymology: alteration of earlier decressant, from Anglo-French, present participle of Anglo-French decrestre to decrease

Date: 1610

: becoming less by gradual diminution : DECREASING , WANING

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