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How to pronounce “abutment”

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Pronunciation guide for abutment

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of abutment with real speech in context.
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Real speech example: A Photographic View of American Technologythat if it were completed abutment
Definition summary: The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]

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A Photographic View of American Technology

that if it were completed abutment

[Noun]
The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]
(engineering, architecture) The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
(engineering) A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
(engineering) The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed.
Something that abuts, or on which something abuts. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
The state of abutting.
(architecture) That element that shares a common boundary or surface with its neighbor.
(dentistry) The tooth that supports a denture or bridge.
A fixed point or surface where resistance is obtained.