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prorogue.

To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/UK/pɹoʊˈɹoʊɡ/US
  1. To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.

    transitive
  2. To defer.

    archaic · transitive
  3. To prolong or extend.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”).

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