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Word entry · 13 letters

fortification

Best crossword clue

"Defensive strengthening"

13 letters · collected on this word page

13 lettersPronunciation /ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted acffiiinoorttStarts with FEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French fortification, from Late Latin fortificatio, fortificationem, from fortifico, from Latin fortis. By surface analysis, fort + -ification.

Used in a sentence

  • “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic?[…]”

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