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  • 111dim-wittedly — dim wit·ted·ly …

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  • 112dim-wittedness — dim wit·ted·ness …

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  • 113dim|er|ism — «DIHM uh rihz uhm», noun. dimerous quality or nature …

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  • 114dim|er|ous — «DIHM uhr uhs», adjective. 1. consisting of two parts or divisions. 2. (of a flower) having two members in each whorl (generally written 2 merous). 3. Entomology. having two jointed tarsi. ╂[< New Latin dimerus (with English ous) < Greek… …

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  • 115dim|e|ter — «DIHM uh tuhr», noun. a line of poetry having two feet. Example: »The hood ed bat Twirls soft ly by (Walter de la Mare). ╂[< Latin dimetrus < Greek dímetros < di two + métron meter] …

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  • 116dim|i|nu|tion|al — «DIHM uh NOO shuh nuhl, NYOO », adjective. tending toward diminution; reductive: »His is a diminutional talent: he can make things clear by making them small (Atlantic) …

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  • 117dim|i|nu|tion — «DIHM uh NOO shuhn, NYOO », noun. 1. a diminishing; lessening; reduction; decrease: »The colonists fought to prevent any diminution of their rights by the king. Age brought a gradual diminution of his strength and energy. The diminution of true… …

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  • 118dim|ma|ble — «DIHM uh buhl», adjective. that can be dimmed: »dimmable headlight bulbs …

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  • 119dim|mer — «DIHM uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that dims. 2. a device that dims an electric light, especially automobile headlights …

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  • 120dim|out — «DIHM OWT», noun. a lessening or concealing of light at night: »Newfoundland…was already on a war footing, complete with ration laws and dimouts (Maclean s) …

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