| NOUN | state | abeyance, suspension | temporary cessation or suspension |
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| Sounds | ahbey'ahns | |
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| Rhymes | abhorrence ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | temporary cessation or suspension. | |
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| Synonym | suspension | |
| Narrower | cold storage | In a state of abeyance or postponement |
| deferral, recess | A state of abeyance or suspended business | |
| moratorium | suspension of an ongoing activity | |
| standdown, stand-down | A suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness | |
| Broader | inaction, inactivity, inactiveness | The state of being inactive |
| Spanish | desuso, espera, suspensión, suspenso | |
| Catalan | suspensió | |
| Adjectives | abeyant | inactive but capable of becoming active |
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