"relentment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: relentments [plural]
Etymology: From relent + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|relent|ment}} relent + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} relentment (countable and uncountable, plural relentments)
  1. The act of relenting, softening. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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