Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 51408 6470288 2009-04-23T04:29:05Z AutoFormat 32732 -{{top}} +{{trans-top}} ==English== ===Etymology=== {{suffix|avoid|ance}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun|-}} # The act of [[annulling]]; [[annulment]]. # The act of becoming [[vacant]], or the state of being vacant; – specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent. # A [[dismissing]] or a [[quitting]]; [[removal]]; [[withdrawal]]. # The act of [[avoiding]] or [[shunning]]; keeping clear of. # The courts by which anything is carried off. ====Translations==== {{trans-top}} * Dutch: [[vermijden]] {{n}} * Finnish: [[välttäminen]] (4), [[karttaminen]] (4) {{trans-mid}} * German: [[Vermeidung]] {{f}} (4) {{trans-bottom}} [[fa:avoidance]] [[hu:avoidance]] [[pl:avoidance]] [[ta:avoidance]] [[vi:avoidance]]