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Added 9 October 2026

tegument

/ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/ noun

Latin root: tegumentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tegument at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Something which covers; a covering or coating.
A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.

Origin

Also in late Middle English, borrowed from Latin tegumentum (“a cover”), from tegere (“to cover, clothe”, verb) + -mentum (suffix forming nouns). Compare integument.

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