postponement
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postponement
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English postpone
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English postponement
From postpone + -ment.
noun postponements
- A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding. The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began.
