"flourishment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flourishments [plural]
Etymology: flourish + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flourish|ment}} flourish + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flourishment (countable and uncountable, plural flourishments)
  1. The act or state of flourishing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flourishment-en-noun-qpeneLBe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment

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