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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Reduction in rank or relative position in any series or class: opposed to promotion.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun an act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun act of lowering in rank or position

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