Reduction Definition
rĭ-dŭkshən
reductions
noun
reductions
The act or process of reducing.
American Heritage Medicine
A reducing or being reduced.
Webster's New World
Anything made or brought about by reducing, as a smaller copy, lowered price, sauce of concentrated liquid, etc.
Webster's New World
The amount by which anything is reduced.
Webster's New World
A sauce that has been thickened or concentrated by boiling.
American Heritage
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reductionsOrigin of Reduction
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Middle English reduccion restoration from Old French reduction from Latin reductiō reductiōn- from reductus past participle of redūcere to bring back reduce
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English reduccion, from Old French reducion, from Latin reductio.
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