Etymology

adjourn

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Today it means: To postpone. Full definition →

Middle English ajournen ← Old French ajorner
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  1. Old French · derived fromajorner
  2. Middle English · inherited fromajournen
  3. English todayadjourn

From Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajorner (French ajourner), from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").

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