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Noun deference has 3 senses
- deference, respect - a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"
--1 is a kind of politeness, civility
--1 has particulars: court, homage; last respects; props
- deference, respect, respectfulness - courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"
--2 is a kind of courtesy, good manners
- complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deference - a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
--3 is a kind of agreeableness, agreeability
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