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deference
[ def-er-uhns ]
/ ËdÉf Ér Éns /
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noun
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
respectful or courteous regard: in deference to his wishes.
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Origin of deference
OTHER WORDS FROM deference
non·def·er·ence, nounWords nearby deference
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deference
/ (ËdÉfÉrÉns) /
noun
submission to or compliance with the will, wishes, etc, of another
courteous regard; respect
Word Origin for deference
C17: from French dĂ©fĂ©rence; see defer ÂČ
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