1. -ment a suffix of nouns that denote an action or resulting state (abridgment; refreshment), a product (fragment), or means (ornament).
Etymology: (< F < L -mentum, suffix forming nouns, usu. from verbs)
Definition of '-ment'
Webster Dictionary
1. -ment a suffix denoting that which does a thing; an act or process; the result of an act or process; state or condition; as, aliment, that which nourishes, ornament, increment; fragment, piece broken, segment; abridgment, act of abridging, imprisonment, movement, adjournment; amazement, state of being amazed, astonishment
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