A / attĕnŭātĭo
noun

attĕnŭātĭo

gen. attĕnŭātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
(), , attenuo
a diminishing; lessening
a diminishing, lessening (only in the two foll. exs.): attenuatio suspitionis, Auct. ad Her. 2, 2: verborum attenuatio, simplicity, id. ib. 4, 11; cf. attenuatus.