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postponement

noun

Etymology

From postpone + -ment.

  1. derived from postpōnō — “to put after; to postpone”
  2. suffixed as postponement — “postpone + ment”

Definitions

  1. A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

    • The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began.
    • The postponement of homosexual behavior in men who know that they are homosexual can cause psychological anxiety and retard mature ego development.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA