"scitament" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: scitaments [plural]
Etymology: Borrowing from Latin scitamenta (“delicacies; refinements of speech”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|scitamenta||delicacies; refinements of speech}} Latin scitamenta (“delicacies; refinements of speech”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} scitament (plural scitaments)
  1. A pleasant dish or delicacy.
    Sense id: en-scitament-en-noun-fUNWvU7u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. (figuratively) A witty conversation. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-scitament-en-noun-LIR5RNmc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54

Inflected forms

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