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ledgment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ledg-ment
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.

noun

The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English legement; equivalent to ledge + -ment.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ledgments (plural) ledgement (alternative) legement (alternative) ligement (alternative)

Questions

What does ledgment mean?
A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.
Where does ledgment come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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