19
epitome(noun, abbreviation)
8
decrease(noun, increase, lessening, diminishing)
7
contraction(noun, drawing, shortening)
4
abridgment(noun, increase, decrease)
4
shrinkage(noun, increase, decrease)
3
compression
3
diminution(noun, growth, reduction, lessening)
3
lessening(noun, decrease)
3
reduction(noun, decrease)
2
abbreviation(noun, shortened)
2
attenuation
2
condensation
2
constriction(noun, release)
2
decline
2
decrement
2
deduction(noun, development)
2
deflation(noun, opening)
2
ebb(noun, verb, flow)
2
restriction(noun, limit, allowance)
2
stagnation(noun, decrease)
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