OBSERVANCE
\ɒbzˈɜːvəns], \ɒbzˈɜːvəns], \ɒ_b_z_ˈɜː_v_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of OBSERVANCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"
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the act of observing; taking a patient look
By Princeton University
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the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"
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the act of observing; taking a patient look
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Servile attention; sycophancy.
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The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; - usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties.
By Oddity Software
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Servile attention; sycophancy.
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The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; - usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of keeping, or of paying attention to, laws or customs; as, the observance of the Sabbath; an act performed in token of worship or respect.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Performance; rule of practice; ceremonial reverence in practice; performance of religious rites and ceremonies.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. Act of observing ; careful notice ; attention ;- careful obedience ; attentive performance ;— respect; reverence; submissive regard ;— performance of religious rites or acts of external worship ;— a religious ordinance or rite ;- rule or mode of practice.
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