degression.
Descent, the act of descending.
Meaning & usage
Descent, the act of descending.
Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.
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”).
Obsolete spelling of digression.
Where this word comes from
See digression.
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