See also: redukcją

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French réduction.[1][2] First attested in the 18th century.[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rɛˈduk.t͡sja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ukt͡sja
  • Syllabification: re‧duk‧cja

Noun

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redukcja f (related adjective redukcyjny)

  1. reduction (act, process, or result of reducing)
    Synonym: zmniejszanie
  2. (business) downsizing (act of reducing number of employees)
  3. reduction (lowering the value by reducing it to something simpler)
  4. (chemistry) reduction (reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen)
  5. (phonology) reduction (weakening of the articulation of sounds or their disappearance in words)
  6. (logic) deduction (process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true)
  7. (historical, Roman Catholicism) reduction (Catholic missionary institution established in the 17th century in South America)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: redukcjô
  • Silesian: redukcyjŏ

References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “redukcja”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “redukcja”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. ^ REDUKCYJA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 26.06.2015

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