Relentment

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of relenting, softening. countable, uncountable

    "Some being of the opinion of Thales, that water was the originall of all things, thought it moſt equall to ſubmit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moiſt relentment."

Example

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"Some being of the opinion of Thales, that water was the originall of all things, thought it moſt equall to ſubmit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moiſt relentment."

Etymology

From relent + -ment.

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