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diminished

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. diminished (adjective)
  2. diminish (verb)
  3. diminished arch (noun)
  4. diminished seventh (noun)
  5. diminished shaft (noun)
  6. diminished triad (noun)

di·min·ished

adj

Definition of DIMINISHED

of a musical interval
: made one half step less than perfect or minor <a diminished fifth>

First Known Use of DIMINISHED

circa 1751

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