degression (countable and uncountable, plural degressions)
(obsolete) Descent, the act of descending.
(economics) Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
(publishing) Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.
• (taxation): graduation
degression (plural degressions)
Obsolete spelling of digression.
Source: Wiktionary
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
