endarkenmentnoun
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What does the noun endarkenment mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun endarkenment. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun endarkenment?
Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English
How is the noun endarkenment pronounced?
British English
/ᵻnˈdɑːk(ə)nm(ə)nt/
uhn-DAR-kuhn-muhnt
/ɛnˈdɑːk(ə)nm(ə)nt/
en-DAR-kuhn-muhnt
U.S. English
/ᵻnˈdɑrkənmənt/
uhn-DAR-kuhn-muhnt
/ɛnˈdɑrkənmənt/
en-DAR-kuhn-muhnt
Where does the noun endarkenment come from?
Earliest known use
1820s
The earliest known use of the noun endarkenment is in the 1820s.
OED's earliest evidence for endarkenment is from 1829, in the writing of Thomas Grattan, journalist and novelist.
endarkenment is formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: endarken v., ‑ment suffix.
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