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languishment

American

[lang-gwish-muhnt] / ˈlæŋ gwɪʃ mənt /

noun

Archaic.

the act or state of languishing. languish.
a languishing languish expression.

Etymology

Origin of languishment

First recorded in 1535–45; languish + -ment

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