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accusement

/əˈkjuːzmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cuse-ment
IPA
/əˈkjuːzmənt/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An accusation.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle French acusementbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsārelbor. Old French acuserbor. Middle English acusen English accuse Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English accusement From Middle French acusement; later uses reformed from accuse + -ment.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /əˈkjuːzmənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

accusements (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce accusement?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkjuːzmənt/.
What does accusement mean?
An accusation.
Where does accusement come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce accusement

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