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ABEYANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Temporary cessation or suspension
Synonyms:
abeyance; suspension
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("abeyance" is a kind of...):
inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abeyance"):
cold storage (in a state of abeyance or postponement)
deferral; recess (a state of abeyance or suspended business)
moratorium (suspension of an ongoing activity)
stand-down; standdown (a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness)
Derivation:
abeyant (inactive but capable of becoming active)
