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The Britannica Dictionary abeyance 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• abeyance (noun)

abeyance /əˈbejəns/ noun abeyance /əˈbejəns/ noun Britannica Dictionary definition of ABEYANCE

in abeyance

formal : in a temporary state of being stopped

• The plans are in abeyance. = The plans are being held in abeyance. [=the plans are not now being used]

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