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Meaning of deference

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  deference
      n 1: a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or
           regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering";
           "be sure to give my respects to the dean" [syn:
           {deference}, {respect}]
      2: courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your
         wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy" [syn: {deference},
         {respect}, {respectfulness}]
      3: a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
         [syn: {complaisance}, {compliance}, {compliancy},
         {obligingness}, {deference}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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