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Deferment

//dɪˈfɚ.mənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
  2. 2
    act of putting off to a future time wordnet
  3. 3
    Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

Etymology

From defer + -ment.

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