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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁəpɔʁ
"Le report de la réunion a surpris tout le monde."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of putting off to a later time; a delay or deferral.
"The unexpected rainstorm forced the postponement of the outdoor concert." - 2
An official or formal decision to delay an event.
"The committee announced a one-week postponement of the vote on the new policy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb postpone, originating in the late 16th century from the Latin verb postponere, combining post- ('after') and ponere ('to place'). The noun suffix -ment was added in the 17th century to denote the action or state of putting something off to a later time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Postponement" is said worldwide
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report
Transliteration: ʁəpɔʁ
"Le report de la réunion a surpris tout le monde."
Verschiebung
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːbʊŋ
"Die Verschiebung des Termins war unvermeidlich."
rinvio
Transliteration: rinˈviːo
"Il rinvio della partita è dovuto al maltempo."
aplazamiento
Transliteration: a.pla.saˈmjen.to
"El aplazamiento del vuelo causó gran frustración entre los pasajeros."
adiamento
Transliteration: a.djaˈmẽ.tu
"O adiamento da conferência foi anunciado esta manhã."
स्थगन
Transliteration: sthagan
"खराब मौसम के कारण खेल का स्थगन कर दिया गया।"
延期
Transliteration: yánqī
"会议的延期给所有参与者带来了不便。"
연기
Transliteration: yeon-gi
"악천후로 인해 행사 연기가 불가피했다."
延期
Transliteration: enki
"悪天候のため、試合の延期が決定されました。"
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