Both Uses
deference
in
Pygmalion
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- He gets out of her way deferentially and apologizes.
Act 2 *deferentially = with polite respect
- DOOLITTLE [softening his manner in deference to her sex] That's the tragedy of it, ma'am.†
Act 5deference = polite respect
Definitions:
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(1)
(deference) polite respect -- often when submitting to another's wishes
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)