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| antipyretic |
diminishing or preventing fever. [1/2 definitions] |
| détente |
a diminishing of tension, as between hostile nations. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of diminishing; decrease. |
| flagging1 |
diminishing or drooping, as energy or spirits; weakening. |
| fusee |
a grooved conical pulley and chain arrangement used in timepieces to counteract the diminishing force of the mainspring as it uncoils over time. [1/4 definitions] |
| wane |
a period of diminishing, such as that of the decrease of the moon's illuminated portion. [1/6 definitions] |
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