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(obsolete) The act of deeming less important or of a lower rank. / (obsolete) The act of postponing.

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postponence

Source Word

postponence

obsolete uncountable

(obsolete) The act of deeming less important or of a lower rank. / (obsolete) The act of postponing.

Japanese Meaning

重要性を低く見なす行為、つまり軽んじる行為 / 延期する行為

Despite their merits, the postponence of the junior scholars' work in favor of established theories stifled innovation.

優れた業績にもかかわらず、若手研究者の研究が既存の理論を優先して軽視されたため、革新が抑えられた。

Sense（1）

(obsolete) The act of deeming less important or of a lower rank.

18. Noting preference, or postponence.

Your highness shall repose you at the Tower.

—— I do not like the Tower of any place.

Shakesp.

Sense（2）

(obsolete) The act of postponing.

[…] he hastened to relieve her anxieties, by briefly stating the postponence of his trial […]