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enlevement

enlevement noun: the abduction of a woman or child.

Noun

enlevement (countable and uncountable, plural enlevements)

  1. (Scotland, historical) The abduction of a woman or child.

Forms of enlevement

pluralenlevements

Origin of enlevement

Borrowed from French enlèvement.

Questions about enlevement

What does enlevement mean?
Enlevement means the abduction of a woman or child.
What part of speech is enlevement?
Enlevement is a noun.
What is the plural of enlevement?
The plural of enlevement is enlevements.

Words near enlevement in the dictionary

  1. enlengthens
  2. enlessen
  3. enlessened
  4. enlessening
  5. enlessens
  6. enlevement
  7. enlevements
  8. enlevé
  9. enlicitide
  10. enlight
  11. enlighted

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