lowering

Definitions

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

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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.”

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