allayment

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noun

Something that allays; mitigation.

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Meanings

nounallayment (countable and uncountable, plural allayments)

plural allayments

  1. countableuncountableSomething that allays; mitigation.

Origin

From allay + -ment.

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APA

allayment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allayment

MLA

“allayment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allayment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allayment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allayment.

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