| DIMINUTION | • diminution n. A lessening, decrease or reduction. • diminution n. The act or process of making diminutive. • diminution n. (Music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values. |
| EBIONITISM | • Ebionitism n. The system or doctrine of the Ebionites. • EBIONITISM n. the system or doctrine of the Ebionites. |
| IMBIBITION | • imbibition n. The act of imbibing. • IMBIBITION n. the absorption of a liquid by a solid or a gel; the uptake of water by germinating seeds. |
| IMITATIONS | • imitations n. Plural of imitation. • IMITATION n. the act of imitating, a copy. |
| IMMINUTION | • imminution n. A lessening; diminution; decrease. • IMMINUTION n. a lessening, a decrease. |
| IMPOSITION | • imposition n. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like. • imposition n. An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation. • imposition n. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined. |
| INTIMATION | • intimation n. The act of intimating. • intimation n. The thing intimated. • intimation n. Announcement; declaration. |
| LIMITATION | • limitation n. The act of limiting or the state of being limited. • limitation n. A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance. • limitation n. An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something’s use or value. |
| MILITATION | • militation n. (Now rare) Conflict, struggle. • MILITATION n. the act of militating. |
| MINIATIONS | • MINIATION n. the act of painting with minium. |
| MINORITIES | • minorities n. Plural of minority. • MINORITY n. the fact of being little or less. |
| MITIGATION | • mitigation n. A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant. • MITIGATION n. the act of mitigating. |
| NICOTINISM | • nicotinism n. Nicotine poisoning (especially as a result of tobacco use). • nicotinism n. Addiction to nicotine. • NICOTINISM n. a morbid state induced by excessive use of tobacco. |
| OPTIMISING | • optimising v. Present participle of optimise. • OPTIMISE v. to make as effective as possible, also OPTIMIZE. |
| OPTIMIZING | • optimizing v. Present participle of optimize. • optimizing adj. Carrying out optimization. • OPTIMIZE v. to make as effective as possible, also OPTIMISE. |
| TIROCINIUM | • tirocinium n. Schooling, apprenticeship; novitiate. • TIROCINIUM n. early training; first experience. |
| TRIDOMINIA | • TRIDOMINIUM n. (Latin) threefold rule. |