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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: dilatoryOne entry found. Main Entry: dil·a·to·ry Pronunciation: \ˈdi-lə-ˌtȯr-ē\ Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French dilatorie, Late Latin dilatorius, from Latin differre (past participle dilatus) to postpone, differ — more at differ, tolerate Date: 15th century 1 : tending or intended to cause delay <dilatory tactics> — dil·a·to·ri·ly \ˌdi-lə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē\ adverb — dil·a·to·ri·ness \ˈdi-lə-ˌtȯr-ē-nəs\ noun 
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