enactment
/eˈnæktmənt/eh-NAKT-muhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ɛˈnæktmənt/eh-NAKT-muhnt
Meaningthe act of enacting
Common meaning: the making of a law
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- enin, into
- actdrive, lead; do, actLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 74 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
‘in, into’ + ‘drive, lead’ → enactment
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Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from enact + -ment.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ENACT, p.190 · scan
Roots
- agō, ēgī, āctum Latin “drive, lead; do, act”
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