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abeyance

(n): temporary cessation or suspension
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9 months ago rolig said:

Isn't Elizabeth Bowen a marvelous writer? She deserves to be rediscovered.

about 1 year ago exquisite said:

"The frame ... held a picture of what was at the best abeyance–at the worst, there came out of it a warning to the bottom of her heart, that no return can ever make restitution for the going away." - Elizabeth Bowen, The Heat of the Day

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