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re-adjourn

re-ad·journ
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey uh-jurn]
    • /reɪ əˈdʒɜrn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey uh-jurn]
    • /reɪ əˈdʒɜrn/

Definitions of re-adjourn word

  • verb with object re-adjourn to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court. 1
  • verb with object re-adjourn to defer or postpone to a later time: They adjourned the meeting until the following Monday. 1
  • verb with object re-adjourn to defer or postpone (a matter) to a future meeting of the same body. 1
  • verb with object re-adjourn to defer or postpone (a matter) to some future time, either specified or not specified. 1
  • verb without object re-adjourn to postpone, suspend, or transfer proceedings. 1
  • verb without object re-adjourn to go to another place: to adjourn to the parlor. 1

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Origin of re-adjourn

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English ajo(u)rnen < Middle French ajo(u)rner, equivalent to a- ad- + jorn- < Latin diurnus daily; see journal, journey

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Parts of speech for Re-adjourn

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

re-adjourn popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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