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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French empeschement. Morphologically, from empêcher (“to impede”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
Noun
empêchement m (plural empêchements)
- impediment, hold-up, hitch
- avoir un empêchement ― to hit a snag, to get held up
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