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1. (n.) abeyance
temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension:
to hold a question in abeyance.
2. abeyance
Law. the state of property whose title has not been vested in a known titleholder:
an estate in abeyance.
Etymology: (1520–30; < AF; OF abeance aspiration, lit., a gaping at or toward. See a -5, bay2, -ance)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) abeyance, suspension
temporary cessation or suspension
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) abeyance
expectancy; condition of being undetermined
2. (noun) abeyance
suspension; temporary suppression
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Sense: left undecided usually for a short time
The matter was left in abeyance.
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 Afrikaans: opskorting |
 Arabic: تَعْلِيقْ، مُعَلَّقْ |
 Bulgarian: изчакване |
 Brazilian: em suspenso |
 Czech: nerozhodnutý |
 German: in der Schwebe |
 Danish: stillet i bero |
 Greek: (σε) εκκρεμότητα |
 Spanish: pendiente, en suspenso |
 Estonian: (ajutiselt) otsustamata |
 Farsi: تعلیق؛ بلاتکلیفی |
 Finnish: ratkaisun viipyminen |
 French: en suspens |
 Hebrew: לִהַשאִיר תָּלוּי וְעוֹמד |
 Hindi: क्षणिक विराम |
 Croatian: stanje neizvjesnosti |
 Hungarian: függőben |
 Indonesian: tertunda |
 Icelandic: ófrágenginn |
 Italian: in sospeso |
 Japanese: 未定 |
 Korean: (일시적) 중지, 정지 |
 Lithuanian: nežinioje, neišspręsta |
 Latvian: neizšķirts; neatrisināts |
 Malay: dibiarkan begitu saja |
 Dutch: opschorting |
 Norwegian: i bero |
 Polish: w zawieszeniu |
 Persian: تعلیق |
 Pashto: ځنډ |
 Portuguese: em suspenso |
 Romanian: în suspensie |
 Russian: временное прекращение |
 Slovak: nerozhodnutý |
 Slovenian: odložen na pozneje |
 Serbian: neizvesnost |
 Swedish: anstånd, vila |
 Thai: การระงับไว้ชั่วคราว |
 Turkish: askıda, kullanmama |
 Taiwanese: 暫停 |
 Ukrainian: стан непевності; в невідо |
 Urdu: التواء، |
 Vietnamese: sự hoãn lại |
 Chinese: 未定 |
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