Word: Entrenchment
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈtrɛn(t)ʃm(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛnˈtrɛn(t)ʃm(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the process or fact of an attitude, habit, or belief becoming so firmly established that change is very difficult or unlikely
Short Definition:process of attitude becoming firmly established
Examples:- this book demonstrates the entrenchment of certain views and paradigms in financial history
- the solution to progress was to transcend political entrenchment and tackle road safety with every tool imaginable
Definition:
a trench or system of trenches dug by troops to provide a place of shelter from enemy fire
Short Definition:system of trenches
Examples:- the English dug entrenchments and moved forward
Variant Forms:
- intrenchment
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