Word
Adjourn
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
ad-journ
Definition
- v. t. - To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to
postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the
meeting, or the action, of convened body; as, to adjourn the meeting;
to adjourn a debate.
- v. i. - To suspend business for a time, as from one day to
another, or for a longer period, or indefinitely; usually, to suspend
public business, as of legislatures and courts, or other convened
bodies; as, congress adjourned at four o'clock; the court adjourned
without day.
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