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subduements

subduements is the plural of subduement.

Meaning of subduement

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...

Questions about subduements

What is subduements the plural of?
Subduements is the plural of subduement.

Words near subduements in the dictionary

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

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