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abidance |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abidance \A*bid"ance\, n. The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with). The Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine. --Fuller. A judicious abidance by rules --Helps. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abidance n 1: acting according to certain accepted standards [syn: {conformity}, {conformation}, {compliance}] [ant: {disobedience}, {nonconformity}] 2: the act of dwelling in a place [syn: {residency}, {residence}] 3: the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)
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