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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(architecture, engineering) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing..
Use scarcement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scarcement means (architecture, engineering) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing..
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