embalmment

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noun

The process of embalming.

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Meanings

nounembalmment (countable and uncountable, plural embalmments)

plural embalmments

  1. countableuncountableThe process of embalming.

    In doing so, they suggest a way forward for a city in which preservation is all too often a form of embalmment.

    2009 February 20, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Boxy to Bold: A Concert Hall Busts Out”, in New York Times

Origin

From embalm + -ment.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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