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REDUCTION

• the act of reducing [n -S]
• The action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size
• The amount by which something is made smaller, less, or lower in price
• The simplification of a subject or problem to a particular form in presentation or analysis
• The process of converting an amount from one denomination to a smaller one, or of bringing down a fraction to its lowest terms
• The halving of the number of chromosomes per cell that occurs at one of the two anaphases of meiosis
• A thing that is made smaller or less in size or amount, in particular
• An arrangement of an orchestral score for piano or for a smaller group of performers
• A thick and concentrated liquid or sauce made by boiling
• A copy of a picture or photograph made on a smaller scale than the original
• The action of remedying a dislocation or fracture by returning the affected part of the body to its normal position
• The process or result of reducing or being reduced
• Substitution of a sound that requires less muscular effort to articulate

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