- mu|ni|tion|ment
- mu|ni|tion|ment «myoo NIHSH uhn muhnt», noun.a supply of munitions.
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ap|por|tion|ment — «uh PR shuhn muhnt, POHR », noun. 1. the act of dividing and giving out in fair shares; distribution according to some rule. 2. U.S. the determination and assignment of representation (in a legislative body). Apportionment usually involves the… … Useful english dictionary
par|ti|tion|ment — «pahr TIHSH uhn muhnt», noun. the act of dividing; partition … Useful english dictionary
pro|por|tion|ment — «pruh PR shuhn muhnt, POHR », noun. 1. the act of proportioning. 2. the condition of being proportioned … Useful english dictionary
mal|ap|por|tion|ment — «MAL uh PR shuhn muhnt, POHR », noun. U.S. wrong or unfair assignment of representation in a legislature: »In a landmark case, Baker vs. Carr, the Court held, 7 2, that federal courts may hear claims that malapportionment of state legislatures… … Useful english dictionary
re|ap|por|tion|ment — «REE uh PR shuhn muhnt, POHR », noun. 1. a new distribution or arrangement: »the reapportionment of the shares of an inheritance. 2. U.S. a revising of the representation of an area within a deliberative body, especially by redrawing election… … Useful english dictionary
-tion — ⇒ TION, SION, suff. Suff. issu du lat. tionem, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst. fém. qui expriment une action ou le résultat de cette action. Rem. D apr. DUB. Dér. 1962, p. 31, la forme fondamentale du suff. est tion avec les var. sion … Encyclopédie Universelle
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
-ment — élément, du lat. mente, dans (tel) esprit, de (telle) manière , qui permet de former la plupart des adverbes de manière à partir du fém. des adjectifs (ex. gaie, gaiement; grande, grandement, etc.). I. ⇒ MENT1, suff. Suff. formateur de subst.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
frag´ment|i|za´tion — frag|ment|ize «FRAG muhn tyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to break into fragments: »The fortnight recess from studies fragmentizes the fall semester already burdened by the existing holidays (New York Times).… … Useful english dictionary
im´ple|men|ta´tion — im|ple|ment «noun. IHM pluh muhnt; verb. IHM pluh mehnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a useful piece of equipment; tool; instrument; utensil. Plows and threshing machines are farm implements. A pail, an ax, a shovel, and a broom are implements.… … Useful english dictionary
