amendment
Meaning of amendment
noun
- a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.
an amendment to existing bail laws
Middle English (in the sense ‘improvement, correction’): from Old French amendement, from amender (see amend).
Information about amendment
- It is a name.
- The plural form of amendment is: amendments.
- Languages in which amendment is used:
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Hyphenation of amendment
amend-ment
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- amendment is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
amendment synonyms
Meaning the action of revising:
Meaning the action or process of altering or being altered:
Meaning an alteration or modification:
Meaning a change made:
Meaning a statement or assertion that makes another less absolute:
Meaning the action or process of adapting or being adapted:
Meaning a small alteration or movement made to achieve a desired fit, appearance, or result:
Meaning a change or correction made as a result of editing:
Meaning prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it:
Meaning an instance of rewriting something:
Meaning write (something) again so as to alter or improve it:
Meaning a document, text, or map which has been redrafted:
Meaning draft (a document, text, or map) again in a different way:
Meaning give (a metal object) a different form by melting it down and reshaping it:
Meaning express (an idea or question) in an alternative way, especially for the purpose of clarification:
Meaning put (something) into different words:
Meaning an altered or revised version of something:
Meaning the action or process of reforming an institution or practice:
Meaning an act of updating something or someone or an updated version of something:
Meaning an act of improving the form, structure, or appearance of something:
Meaning shape or form (something) differently or again:
Meaning the action or process of correcting something:
Meaning the process of making a revision or correction to a text:
Meaning an example of improving or being improved:
Meaning an increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent:
Meaning the action of making a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible:
Translation of amendment
- French: amendement, réformer
- Italian: emendamento, riforma
- Portuguese: emenda
- Spanish: enmienda, reforma
Words that rhyme with amendment
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