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underlinement

underlinement noun: underlining.

Noun

underlinement (uncountable)

  1. Underlining.
    • The underlinement of the word acute is to emphasize the fact that all the data is based on acute effects and the long term or chronic effects, if any, are completely unknown.1967, Medical News Letter, volume 50, numbers 1-12, page 23

Origin of underlinement

From underline + -ment.

Questions about underlinement

What does underlinement mean?
Underlinement means underlining.
What part of speech is underlinement?
Underlinement is a noun.

Words near underlinement in the dictionary

  1. underlinable
  2. underline
  3. underlineation
  4. underlineations
  5. underlined
  6. underlinement
  7. underlinen
  8. underlinens
  9. underliner
  10. underliners
  11. underlines

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