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Definition
polite respect — often when submitting to another's wishes
- "Charming, charming," murmured the Director and, giving her two or three little pats, received in exchange a rather deferential smile for himself.p. 17.0
deferential = politely respectful
- His boom was deferential.p. 141.9
There are no more uses of "deference" in Brave New World.
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