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
- 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
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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.
