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View synonyms for postponement
postponement
[ pohst-pohn-muhnt, pohs- ]
noun
- the act of putting something off to a later time; deferral:
Taking your sick or injured pet to the veterinarian should be prompt, as any postponement can lead to ongoing medical issues.
- the act of placing a thing below something else in importance or after something else in sequence (now used most often in grammar):
Historically, inheritance laws tended toward a postponement of the claims of female kin to those of male kin.
In English, the end position in a sentence is normally reserved for the key point, so postponement of an element is a way of emphasizing it.
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- non·post·pone·ment noun
- self-post·pone·ment noun
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Origin of postponement1
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