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Added 10 October 2026

abatement

/əˈbeɪt.mənt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about abatement at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
The act of abating.
laws enforcing noise abatement

Origin

From Middle English abatement, from Anglo-Norman abatre (“to abate”) (from Old French abatre), + -ment; equivalent to abate + -ment.

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