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ar·ma·ment
 armament
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- pronunciation:
- ar
m
mnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
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(usually plural) the total military power of a country, including weapons and supplies.
The small country felt threatened by the armaments of its powerful neighbor.- synonyms:
- arms
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arm |
adjective + (n.)armament
conventional, heavy, high-tech, huge, increased, light, main, massive, military, modern, nuclear, secret, sophisticated, standard, strategic, technological, various
verb + (n.)armament
bristle, carry, convert, invest, limit, maintain, possess, reduce, spend
(n.)armament
+ verb
drop
noun + (n.)armament
aircraft, budget, combat, export, force, increase, kind, level, manufacture, minister, missile, plane, reduction, ship, spending, tactic, ton, trade, troop, worth
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The word armament
contains the following parts:
arm
Latin
root
that means arms, weapons
  Example words:
-ment
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act, process, or instance of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ment
attaches to Latin verb roots (e.g., doc, reg, sed) or to English verbs of Latin origin to form nouns.
Example words:
adjustment, advertisement, agreement, announcement, armament, arrangement, commandment, compartment, complement, compliment, department, document, employment, entertainment, fragment, government, improvement, investment, judgment, measurement, movement, regiment, sediment, sentiment
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