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commandment
noun [C] /kəˈmɑːnd.mənt/
/-ˈmænd-/ Definition
› often literary an order, especially one of the Ten CommandmentsInstructions and orders
(Definition of commandment noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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