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reduction reduction division

Main Entry: re·duc·tion
Pronunciation: ri-dk-shn
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of reducing : the state of being reduced
2 a : something made by reducing b : the amount by which something is reduced in price
3 : MEIOSIS; especially : halving of the chromosome number in the reduction division
- re·duc·tive /-dk-tiv/ adjective