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  • (UK) IPA(key): /daɪˈljuːʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /daɪˈluʃən/, /dɪˈluʃən/
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Noun

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dilution (countable and uncountable, plural dilutions)

  1. The process of making something dilute.
  2. A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
  3. The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.
  4. (finance) Ellipsis of share dilution.
  5. (copyright law) Ellipsis of trademark dilution.

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Etymology

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From diluer +‎ -tion, rather than borrowed from Late Latin dīlūtiōnem.

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dilution f (plural dilutions)

  1. dilution

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