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Meaning of postponence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The act of deeming less important or of a lower rank.
    obsolete, uncountable
  2. The act of postponing.
    obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“18. Noting preference, or poſtponence. / Your highneſs ſhall repoſe you at the Tovver. / —I do not like the Tovver of any place. / Shakesp[eare].”
“[…] he hastened to relieve her anxieties, by briefly stating the postponence of his trial […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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