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Meaning of ABIDANCE

Pronunciation:  u'bIdns

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)
  2. [n]  the act of dwelling in a place
  3. [n]  acting according to certain accepted standards
 
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 Synonyms: compliance, conformation, conformity, residence, residency
 
 Antonyms: disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformity
 
 See Also: act, continuance, continuation, cooperation, formality, honoring, human action, human activity, keeping, line, lodging, observance, occupancy, tenancy

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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