"terriculament" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: terriculaments [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin terriculāmentum. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|terriculāmentum}} Latin terriculāmentum Head templates: {{en-noun}} terriculament (plural terriculaments)
  1. (obsolete) A source of unnecessary or uncontrollable fear. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-terriculament-en-noun-UvkB-eCn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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