degression
Pronunciation: /dɪˈɡɹɛʃən/
The English word “degression” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
Etymology
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”).
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