ament
pronunciation
How to pronounce ament in British English:
UK ['æmənt]
How to pronounce ament in American English:
US ['æmənt]
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- Noun:
- a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
Word Origin
- ament (n.)
- "person born an idiot," 1894, from Latin amentia "madness," from amentem "mad," from a- "away from" + mentem "mind" (see mind (n.)).