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adjourn

Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒɝn/

The English word “adjourn” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To postpone.
  2. To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
  3. To end or suspend an event.
  4. To move as a group from one place to another.

Etymology

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

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