Read full poem →While you sat and played Toccatas, stately at the clavichord?
What? Those lesser thirds so plaintive, sixths diminished sigh on sigh,
Told them something? Those suspensions, those solutions--"Must we die?"
Dictionary Entry
diminished
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓To make smaller.
In a Sentence
“Writers often choose diminished when discussing complex ideas.”
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Poetry examples for “diminished”
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