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Synonyms for deferment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-fur-muh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfɜr mənt |
Définition of deferment
Origin :- 1610s, from defer (v.1) + -ment. As a word for "conditional exemption from a military draft" it dates to 1918, American English.
- noun postponement
- But deferment made the heart sick, and the brain and almost the stomach.
- Extract from : « The Cup of Fury » by Rupert Hughes
- Life is neither remembrance nor anticipation, neither regret nor deferment, but present realization.
- Extract from : « The Gate of Appreciation » by Carleton Noyes
- The forging of the weapon, and its adequate preparation for use, are not matters susceptible of deferment until the crucial hour.
- Extract from : « Sound Military Decision » by U.s. Naval War College
- Theodosia argued for a deferment of the marriage, quoting Aristotle, that a man should not marry till he was thirty-six.
- Extract from : « Famous American Belles of the Nineteenth Century » by Virginia Tatnall Peacock
Antonyms for deferment
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