agreement PRONUNCIATION: (ah-GRAY-mahnt, -mahn*) [the final - TopicsExpress



          

agreement PRONUNCIATION: (ah-GRAY-mahnt, -mahn*) [the final syllable is nasal] MEANING: noun: 1. Formal approval, especially one given by a country to the proposed diplomat from another country. 2. Grace notes: notes applied as an embellishment on a piece of music. ETYMOLOGY: From French agrément (approval, agreement, pleasure), from Latin ad- (to) + gratus (pleasing). Earliest documented use: 1711. USAGE: I believe that we are all in agreement that something is wrong in our politics.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:45:34 +0000

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