ABIDANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abidance mean? 

• ABIDANCE (noun)
  The noun ABIDANCE has 3 senses:

1. acting according to certain accepted standards

2. the act of dwelling in a place

3. the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)

  Familiarity information: ABIDANCE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABIDANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Acting according to certain accepted standards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

abidance; compliance; conformation; conformity

Context example:

their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices

Hypernyms ("abidance" is a kind of...):

cooperation (joint operation or action)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abidance"):

formality (compliance with formal rules)

line (acting in conformity)

honoring; observance (conformity with law or custom or practice etc.)

keeping (conformity or harmony)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of dwelling in a place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

abidance; residence; residency

Hypernyms ("abidance" is a kind of...):

act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abidance"):

lodging (the act of lodging)

occupancy; tenancy (an act of being a tenant or occupant)

Derivation:

abide (dwell)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of abiding (enduring without yielding)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("abidance" is a kind of...):

continuance; continuation (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)

Derivation:

abide (put up with something or somebody unpleasant)