How to pronounce “decrescent”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• Becoming gradually less; diminishing.
• Waning.
• [Noun]
• (heraldry) A crescent oriented with horns turned to sinister (pointing to the viewer's right).
• [Verb]
• third-person plural future active indicative of dēcrēscō

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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