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verb (used with object), post·poned, post·pon·ing.
1.
to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
2.
to place after in order of importance or estimation; subordinate: to postpone private ambitions to the public welfare.
Origin:
1490–1500; < Latin postpōnere to put after, lay aside, equivalent to post- post- + pōnere to put
1490–1500; < Latin postpōnere to put after, lay aside, equivalent to post- post- + pōnere to put
Related forms
post·pon·a·ble, adjective
post·pone·ment, noun
post·pon·er, noun
non·post·pon·a·ble, adjective
non·post·pone·ment, noun
EXPANDre·post·pone, verb (used with object), re·post·poned, re·post·pon·ing.
self-post·pone·ment, noun
un·post·pon·a·ble, adjective
un·post·poned, adjective
well-post·poned, adjective
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Postponement
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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