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deferral
[
dih-
fur
-
uh
l
]
Origin
de·fer·ral
/
dɪˈfɜr
əl
/
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[
dih-
fur
-
uh
l
]
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noun
deferment.
Origin:
defer
1
+
-al
2
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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World English Dictionary
deferment
or
deferral
(dɪˈfɜːmənt, dɪˈfɜːrəl)
—
n
the act of deferring or putting off until another time; postponement
deferral
or
deferral
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
deferral
1895, from
defer
(1) +
-al
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
deferral definition
Waiting for quiet on the
Ethernet
.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010
http://foldoc.org
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