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What does suffix ment mean and suffix tion mean

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Ment - a suffix that that denote an action or resulting state

Tion - Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)"
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a suffix ment of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state ( abridgment; refreshment), a product ( fragment), or means ( ornament)

Suffix -tion. (non-productive) Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (eg gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb.