postponement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English postpone Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English postponement From postpone + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1976 February 7, Philip Gambone, “Coming Out: The Gay Identity Process”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| postponements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (29)
mk одложу́вање (the state of being adjourned) · nb ajournement (the state of being adjourned) · bg отлагане (the state of being adjourned) · ru заде́ржка (the state of being adjourned) · id penundaan (the state of being adjourned) · az təxir (the state of being adjourned) · cmn 推遲 /推迟 (the state of being adjourned) · es posposición (the state of being adjourned) · nb utsetning (the state of being adjourned) · cmn 延期 (the state of being adjourned) · ro amânare (the state of being adjourned) · ca postergació (the state of being adjourned) · es postposición (the state of being adjourned) · mi pāuhunga (the state of being adjourned) · de Aufschub (the state of being adjourned) · ca ajornament (the state of being adjourned) · ru отсро́чка (the state of being adjourned) · uk відклада́ння (the state of being adjourned) · mi tinakutanga (the state of being adjourned) · grc ἀναβολή (the state of being adjourned) · ru откла́дывание (the state of being adjourned) · nb utsettelse (the state of being adjourned) · cmn 延緩 /延缓 (the state of being adjourned) · de Verschiebung (the state of being adjourned) · hi स्थगन (the state of being adjourned) · fr ajournement (the state of being adjourned) · nb utsetting (the state of being adjourned) · sw uahirishaji (the state of being adjourned) · ja 延期 (the state of being adjourned)