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amortizement

[ am-er-tahyz-muhnt, uh-mawr-tiz- ]
/ ˌæm ərˈtaɪz mənt, əˈmɔr tɪz- /
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noun
a sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc.
an architectural feature, as a gable, at the top of a façade.
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Origin of amortizement

1610–20; amortize + -ment, after Middle French or Anglo-French amortissement

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