Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

referment

/ɹiːfə(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: refer-ment
IPA: /ɹiːfə(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ferment again.

noun

The act of referring; reference.

Example Sentences

"In the Low Countries, I’d developed a taste for refermented fruit beers."
"a. 1645, William Laud, autobiography There was a Referment made from his Majesty to my Lord's Grace of Canterbury, My Lords of Durham and Rochester , and my self , to Hear and Order a Matter of Difference in the Church of Hereford."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English ferment English referment From re- + ferment.

Inflected Forms

referments (present, singular) refermenting (participle, present) refermented (participle, past) refermented (past) re-ferment (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

refermentation

Rhymes With

went event present sent percent spent content meant cent prevent rent extent

Questions

How do you pronounce referment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːfə(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/.
What does referment mean?: To ferment again.
Where does referment come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English ferment English referment From re- + ferment.

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