excrement
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈɛkskɹəmənt/
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Latin excrēmentum, from excernere (“to excrete”).
Noun [edit]
excrement (plural excrements)
- (archaic) Any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, vol. 1 p. 97:
- A French Gentleman was ever wont to blow his nose in his hand [...]. He asked me on a time, what privilege this filthie excrement had, that wee should have a daintie linnen cloth or handkercher to receive the same.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, vol. 1 p. 97:
- (now specifically) Animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:feces
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
animal solid waste
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Latin excrēmentum, from excrēscere (“to grow out”).
Noun [edit]
excrement (plural excrements)
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
excrement
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of excremō