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adjourn.

To postpone.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈd͡ʒɝn/General-American/əˈdʒɜːn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To postpone.

    transitive
    The trial was adjourned for a week.
  2. To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

    transitive
  3. To end or suspend an event.

    intransitive
    The court will adjourn for lunch.
  4. To move as a group from one place to another.

    formal · intransitive · uncommon
    After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").

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