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parchˇment  audio  (pärchmnt) KEY  

NOUN:
  1. The skin of a sheep or goat prepared as a material on which to write or paint.
  2. A written text or drawing on a sheet of this material.
  3. Paper made in imitation of this material.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English parchemin, parchement (influenced by Medieval Latin pergamentum), from Old French parchemin, from Late Latin pergamna, variant of Latin pergamna, from feminine of Pergamnus, of Pergamum, from Greek Pergamnos, after Pergamon (Pergamum)


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