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[ verb ] diminish gradually
Examples "Interested tapered off" Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)No additional transfusions were necessary after the institution of prednisone in July , 1957 , in an initial dose of 40 mg. daily with gradual tapering to 10 mg. daily . |
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[ noun ] a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
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[ noun ] a convex shape that narrows toward a point
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[ noun ] the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
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[ noun ] stick of wax with a wick in the middle
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