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Word: Suspend
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Old French suspendre or Latin suspendere, from sub- ‘from below’ + pendere ‘hang’
səˈspɛnd
temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect
Short Definition:temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect
Examples:- work on the dam was suspended
hang (something) from somewhere
Short Definition:hang something from somewhere
Examples:- the light was suspended from the ceiling
(of solid particles) be dispersed throughout the bulk of a fluid
Short Definition:(of solid particles) be dispersed throughout bulk of fluid
Examples:- the paste contains collagen suspended in a salt solution
prolong (a note of a chord) into a following chord, usually so as to produce a temporary discord.
Short Definition:prolong note of chord into following chord, usually so as to produce temporary discord
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