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Definition of -ment
1a : concrete result, object, or agent of a (specified) action embankmentb : concrete means or instrument of a (specified) action entertainment
2a : action : process developmentb : place of a (specified) action encampment
3 : state or condition resulting from a (specified) action amazement
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Origin and Etymology of -ment
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -mentum; akin to Latin -men, suffix denoting concrete result, Greek -mat-, -ma
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Definition of -ment for English Language Learners
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: the action or process of doing something
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: the product or result of an action
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: the state or condition caused by an action
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