"amendment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ʌˈmɛnd.mənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amendment.wav [UK] Forms: amendment [singular], amendments [plural]
Etymology: amend + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|amend|ment}} amend + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An amendment is an addition or change to a document; also the process of making this change.
    Sense id: simple-amendment-en-noun-IrR2Qjj9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ment
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