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Meaning of lowering | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈləʊ.ə.ɹɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The act of something being lowered.
  2. A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes lower.

Equivalents

العربية التخفيض تخفيض
Català abaixament
Ελληνικά χαμήλωμα
Español bajamiento
Français Baisse Descente
Nederlands verlaging
Polski zniżka
Svenska halning sänkning
Українська зниження

Examples

“Speeds up to 90 m.p.h. were permitted and achieved on the regular daily main line services, but as the pressure of external demands imposed on the railways by the needs of war increased it became necessary to accept handicaps which resulted in a general lowering of standards of track conditions.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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