abeyant

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Back-formation from abeyance.

Pronunciation [edit]

(US) IPA: /əˈbeɪ.n̩t/

Adjective [edit]

abeyant (comparative more abeyant, superlative most abeyant)

  1. Being in a state of abeyance. [Mid 19th century.][1]

References [edit]

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 4:
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