"aggrandisement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: aggrandisements [plural]
Etymology: aggrandise + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aggrandise|ment}} aggrandise + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} aggrandisement (countable and uncountable, plural aggrandisements)
  1. (British) Alternative form of aggrandizement Tags: British, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: aggrandizement
    Sense id: en-aggrandisement-en-noun-m~H5DSZX Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment

Inflected forms

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