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diminutiun (s.xiii2/4)
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diminutiun (s.xiii2/4)

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diminution;  diminucioun,  diminucion,  diminuciun,  diminuciune  (diminition)  
  FEW:  diminutio 3,81a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  diminution 9,384b TL: diminucïon 2,1931 DEAF:  diminucion  DMF:  diminution  TLF:  diminution  OED:  diminution n.  MED:  diminucioun n.  DMLBS:  diminutio 668a

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1reduction: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  [...] avec la diminution de sentir ou de movir  A-N Med i 175
( 1321 )  save a ly les franchises saunz askune diminucioun  YBB Ed II xxvi 179
( 1346 )  ce q’est au Pape & a l’Esglise de Rome lour demurra sauf saunz diminution  Rot Parl1 ii 159
( 1415 )  [...] pur defaute d’appostoille [...] en graunt diminition (l. diminution) de divine service es dites esglises  Rot Parl1 iv 71
2deduction, taking away, removal: 
( 1429 )  ascun addition ou diminution des paroles  Rot Parl1 iv 354
3attenuation: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Male chose en confessiun Est de pecché diminutiun  Man pechez (B) 43rb
diminutiun de la fevere
fevere1
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