concrement

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/ˈkɒŋkɹɪmənt/

noun

concretion

OriginLatin concrēmentum →
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Meanings

nounconcrement (plural concrements)

plural concrements

  1. obsoleteconcretion

    supposeth a creation or concrement of those very Bodies which I suppose to be mixed, as Animals, Vegetables, […]

    a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […], published 1677, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinconcrēmentum
  2. Latinconcrēmentum
  3. Englishconcrement

Learned borrowing from Latin concrēmentum.

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APA

concrement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concrement

MLA

“concrement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concrement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “concrement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concrement.

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