acquiescement

French

Etymology

From acquiescer (“to acquiesce”) +‎ -ment (forms nouns from verbs) [from 1527].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.kjɛs.mɑ̃/
Audio (CAN) (file)
Homophone: acquiescements
Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Noun

acquiescement m (plural acquiescements)

agreement, acquiescence
Synonym: (literary, dated) acquiescence

Further reading

“acquiescement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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