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Meaning of adjourn in English
Pronunciation
/əˈdʒərn/
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Verb
adjourn
Etymology
Middle English (in the sense ‘summon someone to appear on a particular day’): from Old French ajorner, from the phrase a jorn (nome) ‘to an (appointed) day’
Definitions
1.
close at the end of a session
Examples
« The court adjourned »
2.
break from a meeting or gathering
Examples
« We adjourned for lunch »
« The men retired to the library »