"seducement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seducements [plural]
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  1. (obsolete) Seduction. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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  2. (obsolete) Something that seduces one away; a temptation. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Inflected forms

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