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Ament

[am-uhnt, ey-muhnt]

Origin

noun Botany.

catkin.

Origin:
1785–95; < Neo-Latin, Latin āmentum strap, thong

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noun

a person who has amentia.

Origin:
1890–95; < Latin āment- (stem of āmēns out of one's mind, mad), equivalent to ā- a-⁴ + ment-; see mental

Related forms

a·men·tal

[ey-men-tl] , adjective

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ament¹ (ˈæmənt, ˈeɪmənt)

—n
	another name for catkin Also called: amentum

[C18: from Latin āmentum strap, thong]

amen'taceous¹

—*adj*

amen'tiferous¹

—*adj*

ament² (æˈmɛnt, ˈeɪmənt)

—n
	psychiatry a mentally deficient person

[C19: from Latin āment-, āmens without mind; see amentia]

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Word Origin & History

ament

1894, from L. amentia "madness," from a- "away from" + mentem "mind."

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Medical Dictionary

ament a·ment (ā'měnt', ā'mənt)
n.
A person whose intellectual capacity remains undeveloped.

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ament (ām'ənt, ā'mənt) Pronunciation Key
See catkin.