Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

returnment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-turn-ment
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A return; a moving back.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sometimes vve yeelded, but like a Ramme / That makes returnement to redouble ſtrength, / Then forc't them yeeld […]"

Etymology

From return + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: return

Usage

Questions

What does returnment mean?: A return; a moving back.
Where does returnment come from?: From return + -ment.

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