deferment
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deferment
- /dɪˈfɜːmənt/ UK
- /dɪˈfɚ.mənt/ US
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English defer
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English deferment
From defer + -ment.
noun deferments
- An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
- Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
Similar: delay, adjournment, deferment, continuance, demurral, procrastination, prolongation, protraction
