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Definition of Abeyant
1. Adjective. Inactive but capable of becoming active. "Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"
Definition of Abeyant
1. a. Being in a state of abeyance.
Definition of Abeyant
1. Adjective. Being in a state of abeyance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abeyant
1. marked by abeyance [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abeyant
Literary usage of Abeyant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collections Historical & Archaeological Relating to Montgomeryshire and Its by Powys-land Club (1868)
"THE abeyant BARONY OF POWYS. THIS barony has been the subject of contention on
three several occasions at widely distant periods. ..."
2. Catalogue of the International Health Exhibition Library (1884)
"D., Ulster King at Arms.—Genealogical History of the Dormant, abeyant. Forfeited,
and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. Royal 8vo, cloth. 1883. ..."
3. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1908)
"... but abeyant character reappears in about one-fourth of second generation.
Mendel sought to explain the pi portions of the contrasted characters in the ..."
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