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conferment en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English confer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English conferment From confer + -ment.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal.
    • a ceremony for the conferment of academic degrees

Forms

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Synonyms

conferral

Translations (4)

fi promootio (act) · es conferimiento (act) · enm confermement (act) · bg удостояване (act)