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subduement

subduement noun: subdual; act of subduing.

Noun

subduement (countable and uncountable, plural subduements)

  1. (obsolete) subdual; act of subduing
    • As hot as Perseus , spur thy Phrygian steed ,
      Despising many forfeits and subduementsc. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of subduement

pluralsubduements

Origin of subduement

From subdue + -ment.

Questions about subduement

What does subduement mean?
Subduement means subdual; act of subduing.
What part of speech is subduement?
Subduement is a noun.
What is the plural of subduement?
The plural of subduement is subduements.

Words near subduement in the dictionary

  1. subdue
  2. subdued
  3. subduedly
  4. subduedness
  5. subduedst
  6. subduement
  7. subduements
  8. subduer
  9. subduers
  10. subdues
  11. subduest

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