impediment
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im·ped·i·ment
/ imˈpedəmənt/
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n.
a hindrance or obstruction in doing something:
a serious impediment to scientific progress.
∎
(also speech impediment)
a defect in a person's speech, such as a lisp or stammer.
DERIVATIVES:
im·ped·i·men·tal
/ -ˌpedəˈmentl/ adj.
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James V: The Personal Rule 1528-1542.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
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"The Gudeman of Ballangeich": rambles in the afterlife of James V.(Research Article)(Critical Essay)
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James V
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Forrestal, James V. 1892-1949
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