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teg·u·ment

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–noun

a covering or vestment; integument.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L tegumentum, equiv. to tegu- (see tegmen) + -mentum -ment

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teg·u·men·tal

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Audio Help [teg-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] Pronunciation Key, adjective

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teg·u·ment Audio Help (těg'yə-mənt) Pronunciation Key
n. A natural outer covering; an integument.

[Middle English, from Latin tegumentum, from tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

teg'u·men'ta·ry (-měn'tə-rē, -měn'trē), teg'u·men'tal (-měn'tl) adj.

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tegument

c.1440, from L. tegumentum "a covering, a cover," from tegere "to cover," from PIE base *(s)teg- "to cover" (see stegosaurus).

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