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Adjourn :: Adjourn (v. t.) To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or the action, of convened body; as, to adjourn the meeting; to adjourn a debate..

Prorogue :: Prorogue (v. t.) To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage..

Prorogue :: Prorogue (v. t.) To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business..

Deferent :: Deferent (n.) An imaginary circle surrounding the earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the center of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round..

Deferent :: Deferent (n.) That which carries or conveys.

Instant :: Instant (a.) Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay.

Deferential :: Deferential (a.) Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.

Homage :: Homage (n.) Respect or reverential regard; deference; especially, respect paid by external action; obeisance..

Defervescency :: Defervescency (n.) The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia..

Postpone :: Postpone (v. t.) To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely..

Protract :: Protract (v. t.) To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty..

Deferrer :: Deferrer (n.) One who defers or puts off.

Defer :: Defer (v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.

Dutiful :: Dutiful (a.) Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty; respectful; deferential; as, dutiful affection..

Defervescency :: Defervescency (n.) A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness.

Procrastinator :: Procrastinator (n.) One who procrastinates, or defers the performance of anything..

Defer :: Defer (v. t.) To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.

Deferentially :: Deferentially (adv.) With deference.

Worship :: Worship (a.) Honor; respect; civil deference.

Vasa Deferentia :: Vasa deferentia (pl. ) of Va.

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