definement

definement

English

Etymology

define +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfaɪnmənt/

Noun

definement (plural definements)

1. The act of defining.
2. A definition or description.
   • Shakespeare

     Sir, his definement suffers no perdition in you; though, I know, to divide him inventorily would dizzy the arithmetic of memory.

References

• definement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.