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Impedimental

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im·ped·i·ment  (m-pd-mnt)
n.
1. Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction. See Synonyms at obstacle.
2. An organic defect preventing clear articulation: a speech impediment.
3. Law Something that obstructs the making of a legal contract.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin impedmentum, from impedre, to impede; see impede.]
im·pedi·mental (-mntl), im·pedi·menta·ry (-mnt-r) adj.


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