"béement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

Forms: béements [plural]
Etymology: From the verb béer (“to gape”) + -ment. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|béer|-ment|id2=nominal|t1=to gape}} béer (“to gape”) + -ment Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} béement m (plural béements)
  1. (extremely rare, uncommon) the state or condition of having a gaping mouth Tags: masculine, rare, uncommon

Inflected forms

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