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perishments

perishments is the plural of perishment.

Meaning of perishment

Noun

perishment (usually uncountable, plural perishments)

  1. (usually) The act of perishing.
    • To bestowe life is no perishemente but auantage.1549, Erasmus, “(please specify the book of the Bible, or other title)”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall; et al.], transl., The Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testamente, London: […]...

Questions about perishments

What is perishments the plural of?
Perishments is the plural of perishment.

Words near perishments in the dictionary

  1. perishing
  2. perishingly
  3. perishings
  4. perishless
  5. perishment
  6. perishments
  7. perisht
  8. perisilvian
  9. perisinusoidal
  10. perisinusoidally
  11. periskeletal

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