[U] (written) behaviour that shows that you respect sb/sth:
The women wore veils in deference to the customs of the country. * The flags were lowered out of deference to the bereaved family.
deferential adjective
deferentially adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is deference a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, deference is tagged as noun.
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