stabiliment

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin stābilimentum. Equivalent to stable +‎ -ment.

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Noun

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stabiliment (countable and uncountable, plural stabiliments)

  1. (archaic) The act of making firm
  2. Firm support
    • 1660, Jeremy Taylor, “Rule XIV. The Christian Law both of Faith and Manners is Fully Contained in the Holy Scriptures; and from thence Onely can the Conscience Have Divine Warrant and Authority”, in Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; [], volume I, London: [] James Flesher, for Richard Royston [], →OCLC, book II (Of the Rule of Conscience. []), paragraph 63, page 509:
      For the Faith of a Chriſtian is not made up of every true propoſition; but of thoſe things which are the foundation of our obedience to God in Jeſus Chriſt, and the endearment of our duty, and the ſtabiliment of our hope.
    • 1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. [], London: [] W[illiam] Innys, [], →OCLC:
      They serve for stabiliment, propagation, and shade.

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Maltese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sta.bɪ.lɪˈmɛnt/

Noun

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stabiliment m (plural stabilimenti)

  1. Alternative form of stabbiliment: establishment
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian stabilimento. By surface analysis, stabili +‎ -ment.

Noun

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stabiliment n (plural stabilimente)

  1. establishment
    Synonyms: așezământ, întreprindere