degression
/dɪˈɡɹɛʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "For your blode this citie made never degression."
- "Graduated taxation therefore technically includes progression, degression, and regression."
- "The principle of degression... It may therefore be worth while to suggest four forms for the description of a book, showing by degressive changes what details may fairly be omitted in short descriptions."
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”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: degressio