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fomentation

French, noun/fɔ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/

fomentation is spelled F-O-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters). Fomentation is a French feminine noun meaning “fomentation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Application d’un épithème, par exemple à l’aide d’une compresse, sur une partie du corps”.

What does fomentation mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininefomentation

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Application d’un épithème, par exemple à l’aide d’une compresse, sur une partie du corps. 2. Action de préparer et d’entretenir un mouvement d’indiscipline, de révolte.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of fomentation

  • fomentations plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fomentation?

  • /fɔ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/
  • \fɔ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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