Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Adjourn (-s)
adjourn (-s), v. [OFr > L. ad- + jurnus, a day.] (webplay: day's work, without day).
Separate to meet again later; suspend for constitution at another time or place; release temporarily in order to reappear in another place; move to a different meeting place without disbanding; change location using only the time it takes to move to a new place.
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