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devourment

devourment noun: the act of devouring something.

Noun

devourment (countable and uncountable, plural devourments)

  1. The act of devouring something.

Forms of devourment

pluraldevourments

Origin of devourment

From devour + -ment.

Questions about devourment

What does devourment mean?
Devourment means the act of devouring something.
What part of speech is devourment?
Devourment is a noun.
What is the plural of devourment?
The plural of devourment is devourments.

Words near devourment in the dictionary

  1. devoureth
  2. devouring
  3. devouringly
  4. devouringness
  5. devourings
  6. devourment
  7. devourments
  8. devours
  9. devout
  10. devouted
  11. devouter

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