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lessening(noun, action, decrease, process, reduction)
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smallness(noun, quality, littleness, insignificance)
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amount(noun, quantity, extent, volume)
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littleness(noun, quality, smallness, insignificance)
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position(noun, scale, grouping, gradation)
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association(noun, action, process, comparison, analogy)
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comparison(noun, action, process, analogy)
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gradation(noun, position, scale, grouping)
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reduction(noun, action, decrease, process)
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size(noun, quantity, amount, extent, volume)
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analogy(noun, action, process, comparison)
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insignificance(noun, quality, smallness, littleness)
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degree(noun, quantity, amount, extent, volume)
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grouping(noun, position, scale, gradation)
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extent(noun, quantity, amount, volume)
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measurement(noun, position, scale, grouping, gradation)
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shortness(noun, quality, smallness, littleness, insignificance)
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decrease(noun, action, process, reduction)
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narrowness(noun, quality, smallness, littleness, insignificance)
7
petiteness(noun, quality, smallness, littleness, insignificance)
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