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conferment
CIDE DICTIONARY
conferment, n.
the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift. Same as conferral. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
conferment, n.
1 the conferring of a degree, honour, etc.
2 an instance of this.
1 the conferring of a degree, honour, etc.
2 an instance of this.
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