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deferment definition

de·fer·ment (dē fʉr′mənt, di-)

noun

a deferring or being deferred; postponement
also deferral de·fer′·ral (-fʉr′əl)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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