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intwinement

intwinement is the archaic form of entwinement.

Meaning of entwinement

Noun

entwinement (countable and uncountable, plural entwinements)

  1. A situation of being entwined; an entanglement.
    • But in the modern era of political money, where the race for cash has effectively become a campaign unto itself, Mr. Gupta’s entwinements with the Democrats, and his abrupt step back, illustrate the pitfalls of such relationships, both for the candidates and for the wealthy contributors who hunger...2007 July 14, Mike Mcintire, “Clinton Backer’s Ties to Powerful Cut Both Ways”, in New York Times

Forms of intwinement

pluralintwinements

Questions about intwinement

What is intwinement the archaic form of?
Intwinement is the archaic form of entwinement.

Words near intwinement in the dictionary

  1. intussusceptum
  2. intussuscipiens
  3. intuïtion
  4. intwine
  5. intwined
  6. intwinement
  7. intwinements
  8. intwines
  9. intwining
  10. intwist
  11. intwisted

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