Synonyms for excrement
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ek-skruh-muh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk skrə mənt |
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Définition of excrement
Origin :- 1530s, "waste discharged from the body," from Latin excrementum, from stem of excretus, past participle of excernere "to sift out, discharge," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + cernere "sift, separate" (see crisis). Originally any bodily secretion, especially from the bowels; exclusive sense of "feces" is since mid-18c.
- noun excretion
- Excrement, eks′kre-ment, n. useless matter discharged from the animal system: dung.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) » by Various
- Excrement was allowed to remain in and around the houses indefinitely, or was thrown into the streets regardless of consequences.
- Extract from : « Industrial Cuba » by Robert P. Porter
- There is found no Excrement in the Case, but the two Skins only, just now mentioned.
- Extract from : « Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 » by Various
- Borne down by numbers, by superior force, by brute matter, he finds in his soul an expression: "Excrement!"
- Extract from : « Les Misrables » by Victor Hugo
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