adjournment
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mənt noun
the act of adjourning or the state or period of being adjourned.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) (of a court, etc) to close at the end of a session |
| 2. | to postpone or be postponed, esp temporarily or to another place |
| 3. | (tr) to put off (a problem, discussion, etc) for later consideration; defer |
| 4. | informal (intr) |
| a. to move elsewhere: let's adjourn to the kitchen | |
| b. to stop work | |
| [C14: from Old French ajourner to defer to an arranged day, from a- to + jour day, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus daily, from diēs day] | |
| ad'journment | |
| —n | |
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Adjournment
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
The public agency may adjourn any regular or special meeting to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment.
It was ready for adjournment at midafternoon, and voted it.
After adjournment, the three delegations hold a press conference.
If the requested adjournment or extension affects any other scheduled date, a proposed revised date must be provided.
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