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downscale.

Being downmarket, of a lower quality.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Being downmarket, of a lower quality.

  2. Of a series of notes, falling in pitch in regular or musical intervals; descending.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English downscale From down- + scale.

verb
  1. To reduce in size; to downsize.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English downscale From down- + scale.

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