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am·ent (am′ənt, ā′mənt)

noun

catkin

Etymology: < L amentum, thong, strap

ament2 definition

ament (ā′ment′, -mənt)

noun

a person with a severe congenital mental deficiency; mentally retarded person

Etymology: back-form. < amentia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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