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referment

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɹɪˈfɜː(ɹ)mənt/
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  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)mənt
  • /ɹiːfə(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/
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  • rhymes with -ɛnt

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of referring; reference.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a. 1645, William Laud, autobiography There was a Referment made from his Majesty to my Lord's Grace of Canterbury, My Lords of Durham and Rochester , and my self , to Hear and Order a Matter of Difference in the Church of Hereford.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To ferment again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English refer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English referment From refer + -ment.

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English ferment English referment From re- + ferment.