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Avoidance

//əˈvɔɪdəns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. uncountable, usually

    "At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum."

  2. 2
    deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of annulling; annulment. obsolete, uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent. obsolete, uncountable, usually
  5. 5
    The act of dismissing a person. obsolete, uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    The act of quitting a position or benefice. obsolete, uncountable, usually
  2. 7
    The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off. obsolete, uncountable, usually

    "In the Upper Gallery too I wish that there may be, if the Place will yield it, some Fountains running in divers Places from the Wall, with some fine Avoidances."

Etymology

From Middle English avoidaunce, from avoid + -ance.

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