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proportionment
[ pruh-pawr-shuhn-muhnt, -pohr- ]
/ prəˈpɔr ʃən mənt, -ˈpoʊr- /
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noun
the act of proportioning.
the state of being proportioned.
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Origin of proportionment
First recorded in 1690–1700; proportion + -ment
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How to use proportionment in a sentence
There was pot the slightest proportionment of the punishment to the offence.
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