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Deferment vs Deferent - What's the difference?

deferment | deferent |

As nouns the difference between deferment and deferent

is that deferment is an act or instance of deferring or putting off while deferent is that which carries or conveys.

As an adjective deferent is

showing deference.

deferment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
  • Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

    • Synonyms

    * deferral

    Anagrams

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    deferent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing deference.
  • (obsolete) Serving to carry; bearing.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Bodies deferent .

    Derived terms

    * deferently

    Related terms

    * deferential

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) That which carries or conveys.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Though air be the most favorable deferent of sounds.
  • An imaginary circle surrounding the Earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the centre of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round.
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