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    ABEYANCE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Temporary cessation or suspensionplay

    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)

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