diminution meaning in Sanskrit
क्षय kṣayá
/dɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/
diminution in Sanskrit: क्षय (kṣayá). In English, diminution means a lessening, decrease or reduction.
Sanskrit words for diminution
- diminution, decline, wasting away
- क्षय kṣayá
English meaning of diminution
- noun A lessening, decrease or reduction.
- noun The act or process of making diminutive.
- noun A compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.
diminution in a sentence
- The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution.
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Questions about diminution in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of diminution in Sanskrit?
- Diminution in Sanskrit is क्षय (kṣayá).
- diminution इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Diminution: क्षय (kṣayá).
- What does diminution mean in English?
- Diminution means a lessening, decrease or reduction.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “diminution”: क्षय. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: diminution (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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