deference

🇺🇸 /ˈdefərəns/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdefərəns/
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noun
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acting in a way that shows you respect someone or something

Everyone stood up, in deference to the judge entering the room.

translation

n. acting in a way that shows you respect someone or something

Word Forms

Plural deferences