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decree nisi
decreet
decrement
decrepit
decrepitate
decrepitude
decresc.
decrescendo
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decrescent
de·cres·cent [ di kréss'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
waning: describes the moon when it is waning ( technical )

[Early 17th century. < Latin decrescent-, present participle of decrescere (see decrease)]

de·cres·cence noun
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