"amassment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈmæsmənt/ Forms: amassments [plural]
Etymology: Probably from French amassement (“the act of amassing; the result of this action, objects that have been amassed or piled up”); equivalent to amass + -ment. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|amassement||the act of amassing; the result of this action, objects that have been amassed or piled up}} French amassement (“the act of amassing; the result of this action, objects that have been amassed or piled up”), {{suffix|en|amass|ment}} amass + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} amassment (countable and uncountable, plural amassments)
  1. The act of amassing. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of amassing): amontoação [feminine] (Portuguese), amontoamento [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-amassment-en-noun-NQx6nQ4D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'the act of amassing': 98 2
  2. (countable) That which is amassed; a large quantity (of something). Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-amassment-en-noun-vr3xM6Un
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: accumulation, collection

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