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==English==
==English==

===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|/'ek.skrə.mənt/}}, 'ek-skr&-m&nt
*{{IPA|/'ɛkskɹəmənt/}}, 'ek-skr&-m&nt

===Etymology 1===
From {{etyl|fr}} {{term|excrément}}, from {{etyl|la}} {{term|excrementum|excrēmentum}}, from {{term|excernere||to excrete}}.


===Noun===
====Noun====
{{en-noun|-}}
{{en-noun|-}}


# {{archaic}} Any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.
# Animal solid waste; [[feces]].
#*'''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.
# {{context|now|_|specifically}} Animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; [[feces]].


====Related terms====
=====Related terms=====
*[[excreta]]
*[[excreta]]
*[[excrete]]
*[[excrete]]
*[[excremental]]
*[[excremental]]


====Translations====
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|animal solid waste}}
{{trans-top|animal solid waste}}
*Bosnian: [[ekskrement#Bosnian|ekskrement]] {{m}}, [[izmet#Bosnian|izmet]] {{m}}
*Bosnian: [[ekskrement#Bosnian|ekskrement]] {{m}}, [[izmet#Bosnian|izmet]] {{m}}
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===Etymology 2===
From {{etyl|la}} {{term|excrementum|excrēmentum}}, from {{term|excrescere|excrēscere|to grow out}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{obsolete}} Something which grows out of the body; [[hair]], [[nails]] etc.
[[fr:excrement]]
[[fr:excrement]]
[[io:excrement]]
[[io:excrement]]

Revision as of 06:47, 22 April 2008

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French (deprecated template usage) excrément, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) excrēmentum, from (deprecated template usage) excernere.

Noun

excrement (uncountable)

  1. Template: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.
  2. (deprecated template usage) ( specifically) Animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
Related terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) excrēmentum, from (deprecated template usage) excrēscere.

Noun

excrement (plural excrements)

  1. Template:obsolete Something which grows out of the body; hair, nails etc.