2 uses
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Definition
polite respect — often when submitting to another's wishes
- the men nearby were backed off in deference2.5 — Day 2 Chapter 5 (47% in)
deference = polite respect
- The strange beaked figure waited with deference.1.6 — Day 1 Chapter 6 (79% in)
There are no more uses of "deference" in The Killer Angels.
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