"increasement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: increasements [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English encresement; equivalent to increase + -ment. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|encresement}} Middle English encresement, {{suffix|en|increase|ment}} increase + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} increasement (countable and uncountable, plural increasements)
  1. (rare) An increase; growth. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-increasement-en-noun-H120A7mu
  2. (rare) An increment; an addition; augmentation. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-increasement-en-noun-klRR8MPx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: decreasement

Inflected forms

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