stabiliment

English

Etymology

From Latin stabilimentum, from stabilire (“to make firm or stable”), from stabilis. See stable (adjective).

Noun

stabiliment (countable and uncountable, plural stabiliments)

  1. The act of making firm; firm support; establishment.
    • Derham
      They serve for stabiliment, propagation, and shade.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for stabiliment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Latin stabilire, Italian stabilimento

Noun

stabiliment n (plural stabilimente)

  1. establishment

Synonyms
  • așezământ
  • întreprindere
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