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   sus·pen·sion

   /səˈspen(t)SH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the temporary prevention of something from continuing or being in force or effect: "the suspension of military action" Similar adjournmentinterruptionpostponementdelaydeferraldefermentshelvingstaymoratoriumarrestintermissioninterludeprorogationtablingabeyancereschedulinghiatuslacunalullrestbreakpauserespitearmisticecessationendhaltstoppagecutting shortdissolutiondisbandmentterminationexclusiondebarmentremovaltemporary removaleliminationrejectionexpulsionejectionevictionrusticationOpposite continuationresumption
   • ▪ the official prohibition of someone from holding their usual post or carrying out their usual role for a particular length of time: "the investigation led to the suspension of several officers"
   • 2. the system of springs and shock absorbers by which a vehicle is cushioned from road conditions: "the car's rear suspension"
   • 3. a mixture in which particles are dispersed throughout the bulk of a fluid: "a suspension of corn starch in peanut oil"
   • ▪ the state of being dispersed in a fluid: "the agitator in the vat keeps the slurry in suspension"
   • 4. a discord made by prolonging a note of a chord into the following chord.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French, or from Latin suspensio(n-), from the verb suspendere (see suspend).

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