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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
abutment
 
SYLLABICATION:a·but·ment
PRONUNCIATION:  -btmnt
NOUN:1. The act or process of abutting. 2a. Something that abuts. b. The point of contact of two abutting objects or parts. 3a. The part of a structure that bears the weight or pressure of an arch. b. A structure that supports the end of a bridge. c. A structure that anchors the cables of a suspension bridge.
 
 
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