Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in decrement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: in- decre-ment
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Example Sentences

"It is an observation amongst Fishermen, that when the Moon is in her Decrement or Wane (as we commonly call it) these […]"
"[…] Crest - A fawn's head holding in its mouth a moon in its decrement and gorged with a wreath of pears slipped on the […]"
"LUKIN -2- A : Argent, on a bendlet thrice embattled gules, masoned sable, three crescent moons in their decrement in bend Or. […] […] between fesswise a crescent moon in her increment and one in her decrement argent."

Frequently Paired Words

decrescent increscent crescent

Antonyms

in increment

Questions

What does in decrement mean?: Waning.

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