noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/əˈmɛndmənt/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 M EH1 N D M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: improvement, reformation
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
Correction of an error in a writ or process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, especially, uncountable
Examples
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
a soil amendment
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noun
Meaning 6
the act of amending or correcting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: correction, rectification
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noun
Meaning 7
a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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