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abidance

[uh-bahyd-ns]

noun

the act or state of abiding.

conformity; compliance (usually followed by by): strict abidance by the rules.

Origin:
1640–50; abide + -ance

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state of being away or not being present

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abide (əˈbaɪd)

—vb (foll by by) , abides, abiding, abode, abided
1.	(tr) to tolerate; put up with
2.	(tr) to accept or submit to; suffer: to abide the court's decision
3.	a. to comply (with): to abide by the decision
	b. to remain faithful (to): to abide by your promise
4.	(intr) to remain or continue
5.	archaic (intr) to dwell
6.	archaic (tr) to await in expectation
7.	archaic (tr) to withstand or sustain; endure: to abide the onslaught

[Old English ābīdan, from a- (intensive) + bīdan to wait, bide]

a'bidance

—n

a'bider

—n

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