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DEFERENCE, n.

1. A yielding in opinion; submission of judgment to the opinion or judgment of another. Hence, regard; respect. We often decline acting in opposition to those for whose wisdom we have a great deference.

2. Complaisance; condescension.

3. Submission.

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