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def•er•ence



Pronunciation: (def'ur-uns), [key]
—n.
1. respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
2. respectful or courteous regard: in deference to his wishes.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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