population-decreasing
|pop-u-la-tion-de-creas-ing|
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/ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən dɪˈkriːsɪŋ/
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/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən dɪˈkriːsɪŋ/
reducing population
Etymology
'population-decreasing' originates from the combination of 'population' and 'decreasing', where 'population' refers to the inhabitants of a particular area and 'decreasing' means becoming smaller or fewer.
'Population' comes from the Latin word 'populatio', and 'decreasing' comes from the Latin 'decrescere', meaning 'to grow less'.
Initially, 'decreasing' meant 'to grow less', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describing a situation where the number of individuals in a population is reducing.
The country is facing a population-decreasing trend due to low birth rates.
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Last updated: 2025/05/04 20:05