adjournment

[ uh-jurn-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of adjourning or the state or period of being adjourned.

Other Words From

• nonad·journment noun
• pread·journment noun
• proad·journment adjective
• read·journment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjournment¹

1635–45; < Anglo-French adjournement, Middle French. See adjourn, -ment

Related Words

• deferment
• deferral
• interruption
• postponement
• recess