settlements
SET-uhl-muhnts/ˈsɛt.l̩.mənts/
- 1Plural of settlement.
Early settlements clustered near rivers for water and easy trade.
Both legal settlements were finalized quietly out of court.
Note
A regular -s plural, but it reads most naturally where there are separate things to count: colonies, villages, towns, ancient sites. For the act or state of settling, the singular usually serves. Builders split the word neatly. Settlement is the gradual sinking of a structure, while settlements can name the fractures and dislocations that sinking leaves behind in walls and floors.
settlements is a form of settlement
settlement, noun: A community of people living together in one place, ranging from a small hamlet to a large city. Full entry
- Forms
- settlementsettlements plural
- Spelling
- settlement → settlements: add -s
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