Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embalmment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-balm-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of embalming.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In doing so, they suggest a way forward for a city in which preservation is all too often a form of embalmment."

Etymology

From embalm + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: embalm

Usage

Inflected Forms

embalmments (plural)

Questions

What does embalmment mean?: The process of embalming.
Where does embalmment come from?: From embalm + -ment.

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