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deferral

noun
/dɪˈfɝəl/US/dɪˈfɜːɹəl/UK

Etymology

From defer + -al, with ‘r’ doubled to clarify pronunciation.

  1. derived from differō
  2. derived from differer
  3. inherited from differren — “to postpone”
  4. suffixed as deferral — “defer + al”

Definitions

  1. An act of deferring, a deferment.

  2. A prepayment.

The neighborhood

Derived

antideferral, nondeferral

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