Synonym: suspension. Similar words: clairvoyance, cancer, cancel, glance, france, dancer, stance, chance. Meaning: [ə'beɪəns] 
n. temporary cessation or suspension.
n. temporary cessation or suspension. 
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31. The following year Civil War was declared, and drainage works fell into abeyance.
32. Like a stranger in a strange land, he travelled with his other life in abeyance.
33. The decision was held in abeyance during the war.
34. The contract of employment is put temporarily into abeyance.
35. To understand, the mind must be still; the activities of knowledge must be in abeyance.
36. Mr Brown. You must bring your bankbook and ID card (Passport) go to the bank where you open it , to report the loss of bankcard in five days, If not this freeze will fall into abeyance.
37. He strongly urged holding the next withdrawal decision in abeyance for ninety days.
38. The threat is likely to remain in abeyance until next year's meeting in Reykjavik.
39. My report of resignation was fall into abeyance without sake.
40. While the question of specie payments is in abeyance the prudent business man is careful about contracting debts payable in the distant future.
41. Whilst the question of specie payments is in abeyance the prudent business man is careful about contracting debts payable in the distant future.
42. I repeat that the leading principle of embalmment consisted, with us, in the immediately arresting, and holding in perpetual abeyance, all the animal functions subjected to the process.
43. The question is in abeyance, ie left unanswered , eg until more information is obtained.
44. The heterocycle in ( 4 ) is a masked fused ring held in abeyance.
45. From our point of view, having the Eastern treaties in abeyance was exactly the ideal posture.
46. Re - held in abeyance awaiting the industrial capital " eye " knowledge " Huitian "
47. For example, if a trust fund is to be given to a child once he or she finishes college(http://sentencedict.com/abeyance.html), the funds are said to be in abeyance until the goal is reached.
48. Two years later, Morley died, and his music patent fell into abeyance.
49. The matter was left in abeyance until Haig saw French.
50. As of 1999 there have been no public reports concerning this program, which may be in abeyance .
51. Other problems, which had been hanging in abeyance, were brought to her attention for solution.
More similar words: clairvoyance, cancer, cancel, glance, france, dancer, stance, chance, enhance, penance, finance, alliance, romance, balance, guidance, substance, parlance, advanced, pittance, entrance, instance, ancestor, by chance, balanced, distance, abundance, grievance, arrogance, compliance, appliance.