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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

lessening

· IPA /lˈɛsənɪŋ/
01 adj. becoming less in dimension or degree; as, the lessening distance between us.
  1. 1.
    becoming less in dimension or degree; as, the lessening distance between us.
02 n. a change downward; a decrease; a reduction.
  1. 1.
    a change downward; a decrease; a reduction.
Syn. decrease, drop-off.