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batements

batements is the plural of batement.

Meaning of batement

Noun

batement (plural batements)

  1. abatement; diminution
    • Batement, To abate or waste a piece of Stuff, by forming of it to a designed purpose1677–1683, Joseph Moxon, “(please specify the page)”, in Mechanick Exercises, or The Doctrine of Handy-Works, […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Joseph Moxon, published...

Questions about batements

What is batements the plural of?
Batements is the plural of batement.

Words near batements in the dictionary

  1. Batemans
  2. Batemans Bay
  3. batement
  4. batement light
  5. batement lights
  6. batements
  7. Baten
  8. Batens
  9. Bateri
  10. bateriocin
  11. bateriocins

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