how to pronounce abeyance

/əˈbɛɪəns/

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abeyance is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of abeyance in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… I'll hold that in abeyance people always …”

meanings of abeyance

noun:

Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.
Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.

abeyance frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word abeyance occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics abeyance can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that abeyance can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;