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CONFERMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does conferment mean?
• CONFERMENT (noun)
The noun CONFERMENT has 1 sense:
1. the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
Familiarity information: CONFERMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
bestowal; bestowment; conferment; conferral
Hypernyms ("conferment" is a kind of...):
gift; giving (the act of giving)
Derivation:
confer (present)
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