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Word entry · 9 letters

abatement

Best crossword clue

"Decrease in amount"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /əˈbeɪt.mənt/Part of speech nounSorted aabeemnttStarts with AEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2B3A4T5E6M7E8N9T

Definitions

  1. the act of abating

Word origin

From Middle English abatement, from Anglo-Norman abatre (“to abate”) (from Old French abatre), + -ment; equivalent to abate + -ment.

Used in a sentence

  • The abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:abatement.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Decrease in amount9 letters
02Reduction9 letters

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