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HONORING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
Synonyms:
honoring; observance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("honoring" is a kind of...):
abidance; compliance; conformation; conformity (acting according to certain accepted standards)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "honoring"):
punctilio (strict observance of formalities)
Derivation:
honor (show respect towards)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb honor