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tapering n. the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"
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tapering s. [
tapered, narrowing] becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
. wn #3
tapering s. [
dwindling, tapering off] gradually decreasing until little remains
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