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Word: Abeyance
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century (in the legal sense): from Anglo-Norman French abeiaunce ‘the state of waiting for a claimant or owner’, from abeier ‘open wide, wait for’, from a- ‘towards’ + Old French beer ‘to gape’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbeɪəns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a state of temporary disuse or suspension
Short Definition:state of temporary disuse or suspension
Examples:- matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries
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