minoration en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mʌɪnəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK)
Etymology
From Late Latin minoratio, from the participle stem of Latin minōrāre.
Meanings
-
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Reduction; lessening.
[…] we now do hope the mercies of God will consider our degenerated integrities unto some minoration of our offences […]
1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.2:
- (countable, uncountable) Minorization.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| minorations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |