agrément

[ ah-grey-mahnt; French a-grey-mahn ]
/ ˌɑ greɪˈmɑnt; French a greɪˈmɑ̃ /

noun, plural a·gré·ments [ah-grey-mahnts; French a-grey-mahn] /ˌɑ greɪˈmɑnts; French a greɪˈmɑ̃/.

Music. ornament(def 9).
agréments. Also a·gré·mens [a-grey-mahn] /a greɪˈmɑ̃/. agreeable qualities or circumstances.
the official approval by a government of a proposed envoy from a foreign government.

Origin of agrément

1705–15; < French: literally, pleasure; see agreement

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British Dictionary definitions for agrement

agrément
/ (French agremɑ̃) /

noun

  1. formal approval for a construction project to proceed
  2. (as modifier)an agrément certificate

Word Origin for agrément

C20: French, literally: agreement