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embossment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-boss-ment
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The result of embossing; something that has been embossed.

noun

The process or act of embossing.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

embossments (plural)

Synonyms

relief relievo rilievo sculptural relief imprint

Questions

What does embossment mean?
The result of embossing; something that has been embossed.
Where does embossment come from?
Etymology tree English emboss Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English embossment From emboss + -ment.

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