Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-CRES'CENT
DE-CREP'IT-NESS, or DE-CREPIT-UDEDE-CRE'TAL
DE-CRES'CENT, a. [L. decrescens. See Decrease.]
Decreasing; becoming less by gradual diminution; as, a decrescent moon.
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