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avoidance

noun
/əˈvɔɪdəns/

Etymology

From Middle English avoidaunce, from avoid + -ance.

  1. inherited from avoidaunce

Definitions

  1. The act of avoiding or shunning

    The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.

    • At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.

  2. The act of annulling

    The act of annulling; annulment.

  3. The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state…

    The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The act of dismissing a person.

    2. The act of quitting a position or benefice.

    3. The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off.

      • In the Upper Gallery too I wish that there may be, if the Place will yield it, some Fountains running in divers Places from the Wall, with some fine Avoidances.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at avoidance. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01avoidance02clear03bright04visually05sight06ability07legal08basis09circumstance10evasive

A definitional loop anchored at avoidance. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at avoidance

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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