Ment (?), p. p. of Menge.
-ment (?), [F. -ment, L. -mentum.]
A suffix denoting that which does a thing; an
act or process; the result of an
act or process; state or condition; as, aliment, that which nourishes, ornament, increment;
fragment, piece broken, segment; abridgment, act of abridging, imprisonment, movement, adjournment; amazement, state of being amazed, astonishment.
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