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- [uh-mend-muh nt]
- /əˈmɛnd mənt/
- /əˈmend.mənt/
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- [uh-mend-muh nt]
- /əˈmɛnd mənt/
Definitions of amendment word
- variable noun amendment An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it. 3
- countable noun amendment An amendment is a change that is made to a piece of writing. 3
- noun amendment the act of amending; correction 3
- noun amendment an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc 3
- noun amendment a change for the better; improvement 3
- noun amendment a correction of errors, faults, etc. 3
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Origin of amendment
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300; Middle English word from Old French word amendement. See amend, -ment
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Parts of speech for Amendment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
amendment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for amendment
noun amendment
- modification — an act or instance of modifying.
- remedy — something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
- reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- revision — the act or work of revising.
Antonyms for amendment
noun amendment
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- repose — the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
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