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Abridgement vs Diminishing - What's the difference?

abridgement | diminishing | Synonyms |

Abridgement is a synonym of diminishing.


As nouns the difference between abridgement and diminishing

is that abridgement is (chiefly|uk) while diminishing is a diminishment.

As an adjective diminishing is

becoming smaller.

As a verb diminishing is

.

abridgement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, UK)

    • diminishing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • becoming smaller

    • Derived terms

    * law of diminishing returns

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A diminishment.