Definition of abeyance Abeyance
/ʌbejˈʌns/ - [ubeyuns] - a•bey•ance
We found 7 definitions of abeyance from 5 different sources.
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What does abeyance mean?
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NounPlural: abeyances |
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| abeyance - temporary cessation or suspension | ||
| suspension | ||
| inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive | ||
| cold storage refrigerated storage for preservation | ||
| deferral, recess a state of abeyance or suspended business | ||
| moratorium suspension of an ongoing activity | ||
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Wiktionary 
- abeyance (Noun)
Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition. - abeyance (Noun)
Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- abeyance (n.)
Expectancy; condition of being undetermined. - abeyance (n.)
Suspension; temporary suppression.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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abeyance
a-bā′ans, n. a state of suspension or expectation: temporary inactivity—also Abey′ancy.—The v. to Abey is rare. [Fr.—à (—L. ad, to), and bayer, to gape in expectation, from imitative root ba, to gape.]
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🔤- abeyance, noun, singular of abeyances.
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