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postament

postament noun: pedestal, particularly of a pillar or pilaster.

Noun

postament (plural postaments)

  1. pedestal, particularly of a pillar or pilaster

Forms of postament

pluralpostaments

Origin of postament

German Postament, from Italian postare and French poster. Ultimately from Latin postamentum.

Questions about postament

What does postament mean?
Postament means pedestal, particularly of a pillar or pilaster.
What part of speech is postament?
Postament is a noun.
What is the plural of postament?
The plural of postament is postaments.

Words near postament in the dictionary

  1. postalveolarization
  2. postalveolars
  3. postalveolo-prepalatal
  4. postamble
  5. postambles
  6. postament
  7. postaments
  8. postamplification
  9. postampullary
  10. postamputation
  11. postanaesthesia

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