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TARRIANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tarriance mean? 

TARRIANCE (noun)
  The noun TARRIANCE has 1 sense:

1. the act of tarryingplay

  Familiarity information: TARRIANCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TARRIANCE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of tarrying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

lingering; tarriance

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

delay; holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)

Derivation:

tarry (leave slowly and hesitantly)


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