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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

embroilment en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being embroiled in something; an imbroglio or entanglement.

Forms

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embroilments Number=Plur lexicographic