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Definition of -ment
1a : concrete result, object, or agent of a (specified) action
embankment
b : concrete means or instrument of a (specified) action
entertainment
2a : action : process
development
b : place of a (specified) action
encampment
3 : state or condition resulting from a (specified) action
amazement
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