Associations to the word «Deferment»

Wiktionary

DEFERMENT, noun. An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
DEFERMENT, noun. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

Dictionary definition

DEFERMENT, noun. Act of putting off to a future time.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.