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ADJOURNMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The termination of a meeting
Synonyms:
adjournment; dissolution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("adjournment" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Derivation:
adjourn (close at the end of a session)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of postponing to another time or place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("adjournment" is a kind of...):
deferment; deferral; postponement (act of putting off to a future time)
Derivation:
adjourn (break from a meeting or gathering)
