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incagement

incagement noun: confinement in, or as if in, a cage.

Noun

incagement (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Confinement in, or as if in, a cage.
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Origin of incagement

From incage + -ment.

Questions about incagement

What does incagement mean?
Incagement means confinement in, or as if in, a cage.
What part of speech is incagement?
Incagement is a noun.

Words near incagement in the dictionary

  1. incadronate
  2. incadronates
  3. incadronic acid
  4. incage
  5. incaged
  6. incagement
  7. incages
  8. incaging
  9. Incaic
  10. incaite
  11. incalcitrant

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