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debasements

debasements is the plural of debasement.

Meaning of debasement

Noun

debasement (countable and uncountable, plural debasements)

  1. The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality.
    • His large water-dog was acquainted with the fact, and upon the approach of his master, betrayed his sense of inferiority by a sanctity of deportment, a debasement of the ears, and a dropping of the lower jaw not altogether unworthy of a dog.1832, Edgar Allan Poe, Bon Bon
  2. The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

Questions about debasements

What is debasements the plural of?
Debasements is the plural of debasement.

Words near debasements in the dictionary

  1. debase
  2. debased
  3. debasedly
  4. debasedness
  5. debasement
  6. debasements
  7. debaser
  8. debasers
  9. debases
  10. debash
  11. debashes

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