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Deference

//ˈdɛ.fɚ.əns// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Great respect. countable, uncountable

    "The children treated their elders with deference."

  2. 2
    a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard wordnet
  3. 3
    The willingness to carry out the wishes of others. countable, uncountable

    "By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother."

  4. 4
    a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others wordnet
  5. 5
    courteous regard for people's feelings wordnet

Etymology

From French déférence. Morphologically defer + -ence.

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