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avoidance |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Avoidance \A*void"ance\, n. 1. The act of annulling; annulment. 2. The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent. Wolsey, . . . on every avoidance of St Peter's chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him --Fuller. 3. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal. 4. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of ``The avoidance of pain.'' --Beattie. 5. The courts by which anything is carried off Avoidances and drainings of water. --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: avoidance n : deliberately avoiding [syn: {turning away}, {shunning}, {dodging}]
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