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Definition of entrenchment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

entrenchment

noun

/ɪnˈtrentʃmənt/

/ɪnˈtrentʃmənt/

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[uncountable] the fact of something being strongly established

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[countable, usually plural] a system of trenches (= long narrow holes dug in the ground by soldiers to provide defence)

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