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Meaning of reducement in English:

reducement

noun

  • 1 historical, rare The action of bringing a person or thing back to a previous state or position, especially to orthodoxy in belief or conduct.

  • 2Diminution, lessening; abatement; = "reduction".

Pronunciation

reducement

/rɪˈdjuːsm(ə)nt/ /rɪˈdʒuːsm(ə)nt/

Origin

Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From reduce + -ment.