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Etymology edit

From Latin decrēscere. In this form the word may be borrowed or semi-learned; compare the obsolete forms above, which may be internal formations.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /deˈkreʃ.ʃe.re/
  • Rhymes: -eʃʃere
  • Hyphenation: de‧cré‧sce‧re

Verb edit

decréscere (first-person singular present decrésco, first-person singular past historic decrébbi, past participle decresciùto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive) [auxiliary essere]

  1. to decrease, go down, wane or ebb

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dēcrēscere

  1. present active infinitive of dēcrēscō