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- deference ['dεfərəns]
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n
submission to or compliance with the will, wishes, etc, of another
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2.
n
courteous regard; respect
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C17: from French déférence; see
defer 2
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1.
n
submission to or compliance with the will, wishes, etc, of another
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