4 dictionary results for: abeyant
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| a·bey·ance
(ə-bā'əns) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French abeance, desire, from abaer, to gape at : a-, at (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + baer, to gape; see bay2.] a·bey'ant adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| abeyant | |
adjective | |
| inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Abeyant
A*bey"ant\, a. Being in a state of abeyance.
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