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recess vs abeyance

abeyance vs recess

recess and abeyance both are nouns.

recess is a verb but abeyance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recess Yes No Yes No
abeyance Yes No No No
As nouns, abeyance is a hypernym of recess; that is, abeyance is a word with a broader meaning than recess:
  • recess: a state of abeyance or suspended business
  • abeyance: temporary cessation or suspension
Other hypernyms of recess include suspension.
recess (noun) abeyance (noun)
a pause from doing something (as work) temporary cessation or suspension
an enclosure that is set back or indented
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
a small concavity
a state of abeyance or suspended business
recess (verb) abeyance (verb)
close at the end of a session
make a recess in
put into a recess
Difference between recess and abeyance

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