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a⋅void⋅ance

  [uh-void-ns]
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–noun
1. the act of avoiding or keeping away from: the avoidance of scandal; the avoidance of one's neighbors.
2. Law. a making void; annulment.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < AF; see avoid, -ance
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a·void·ance   (ə-void'ns)   
n.  

  1. The act of shunning or avoiding.

  2. Law An annulment.

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Main Entry: avoid·ance
Pronunciation: &-'void-&n(t)s
Function: noun
often attributive : the act or practice of keeping awayfrom or withdrawing from something undesirable avoidance of electric shock —E.S. Katkin & E.N. Murray> <avoidance learning>;especially : an anticipatory response undertaken to avoid a noxious stimulus avoidance in mice>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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