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abearance

US/əˈbɛɹ.əns/

abearance noun: behavior.

Noun

abearance (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Behavior.
    • The other species of recognizance, with sureties, is tor the good abearance or good behaviour.1769, Sir William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England

Origin of abearance

From abear + -ance.

Questions about abearance

What does abearance mean?
Abearance means behavior.
What part of speech is abearance?
Abearance is a noun.
How do you pronounce abearance?
Abearance is pronounced /əˈbɛɹ.əns/ (US).

Words near abearance in the dictionary

  1. Abe Lincoln
  2. Abe Lincolns
  3. Abe's salamander
  4. abeam
  5. abear
  6. abearance
  7. abeared
  8. abearing
  9. abearings
  10. abears
  11. abeat

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