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in decrement

in decrement phrase: waning.

Phrase

in decrement

  1. Waning.
    • It is an observation amongst Fishermen, that when the Moon is in her Decrement or Wane (as we commonly call it) these […]1664, John Guillim, A Display of Heraldrie, page 238
    • […] Crest - A fawn's head holding in its mouth a moon in its decrement and gorged with a wreath of pears slipped on the […]1921, Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain, page 750

Antonyms of in decrement

Questions about in decrement

What does in decrement mean?
In decrement means waning.
What part of speech is in decrement?
In decrement is a phrase.

Words near in decrement in the dictionary

  1. in cycle
  2. in d.
  3. in danger
  4. in date
  5. in debt
  6. in decrement
  7. in deep
  8. in deep doo-doo
  9. in deep shit
  10. in deference to
  11. in demand

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