adjournment
Translation
adjournment, postponement
Examples
The lawyer requested an adjournment.
The lawyer requested an adjournment.
He called for the adjournment of the debate.
He called for the adjournment of the debate.
Grammar Patterns
an adjournment (of sth.) a pause or postponement (of sth.) The judge granted an adjournment of the trial.
Similar Words
Synonyms: postponement, suspension, recess; Antonyms: continuation, commencement
Etymology
From the verb 'adjourn' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ment'.
Memory Tips
The '-ment' suffix turns the action of 'adjourn' (to stop for a day) into a thing (the stop itself).