amendment

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˈmɛndmənt/ UK /əˈmɛndmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #9448

Meanings

1

noun
A change or addition made to a law, document, or formal proposal.

The committee proposed several amendments to the new bill.
2

noun
A formal change added to a country's constitution.

The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech and religion.
3

noun
A change made in order to correct or improve something.

Only minor amendments were needed before the report was published.

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Synonyms

3 noun · a change made in order to... improvement correction

Word family

Forms amendments

Derived forms antiamendmentcounteramendmentpreamendmentreamendmentunamendment

Related forms engrossed repeal

Etymology

From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment.

*mend- Proto-Indo-European amendement French amendamentum la-lat

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# amendment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈmɛndmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈmɛndmənt/
**Frequency rank:** 9448

## Meanings
1. A change or addition made to a law, document, or formal proposal.
2. A formal change added to a country's constitution.
3. A change made in order to correct or improve something.

## Examples
- The committee proposed several amendments to the new bill.
- The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech and religion.
- Only minor amendments were needed before the report was published.

## Derived Forms
- antiamendment
- counteramendment
- preamendment
- reamendment
- unamendment

## Related Forms
- engrossed
- repeal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *mend-
- Root: amendement
- Root: amendamentum

## Etymology
From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment.

## AI Etymology
Amendment is from French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *mend- (Proto-Indo-European), amendement (French), and amendamentum (la-lat). Current senses include a change or addition made to a law, document, or formal proposal, a formal change added to a country's constitution, and a change made in order to correct or improve something. The wider family includes derived forms such as antiamendment, counteramendment, preamendment, reamendment, and unamendment and related words such as engrossed and repeal.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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