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Deference

noun

/ˈdɛfəɹəns/

Word Frequency: 2.4

Definitions

1.nounGreat respect.

"The children treated their elders with deference."

2.nounThe willingness to carry out the wishes of others.

"By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother."

Synonyms

honor respect respectfulness complaisance obligingness compliance compliancy esteem courtesy primacy consideration observance

Rhymes With

reference preference point of reference frame of reference character reference anatomical reference date of reference

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