prattlement

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noun

prattle; childish chatter

“April 1805, Francis Jeffrey, "The Lay of the Last Minstrel", in Edinburgh Review she had never listened to the prattlement of the river and mountain spirits”

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Meanings

nounprattlement (usually uncountable, plural prattlements)

plural prattlements

  1. uncountableusuallyprattle; childish chatter

    April 1805, Francis Jeffrey, "The Lay of the Last Minstrel", in Edinburgh Review she had never listened to the prattlement of the river and mountain spirits

Origin

From prattle + -ment.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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