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degression.

Descent, the act of descending.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪˈɡɹɛʃən/
  1. Descent, the act of descending.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin degressio, from degressus + -io (“forming abstract nouns from verbs”), past perfect participle of degredi (“to descend by steps”), from de- (“down”) + gradi (“to step, walk, go”).

noun/dɪˈɡɹɛʃən/
  1. Obsolete spelling of digression.

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

See digression.

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