decrescent

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decrescent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Decrescent \De*cres"cent\, a. [L. decrescens, p. pr. of
     decrescere. See Decrease.]
     Becoming less by gradual diminution; decreasing; as, a
     decrescent moon.
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  Decrescent \De*cres"cent\, n. (Her.)
     A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister.
     --Cussans.
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