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1: the act of suspending : the state or period of being suspended: as a: temporary removal (as from office or privileges) b: temporary withholding (as of belief or decision) c: temporary abrogation of a law or rule d
(1): the holding over of one or more musical tones of a chord into the following chord producing a momentary discord and suspending the concord which the ear expects
; specifically : such a dissonance which resolves downward
— compare anticipation, retardation
(2): the tone thus held over e: stoppage of payment of business obligations : failure —used especially of a business or a bank f: a rhetorical device whereby the principal idea is deferred to the end of a sentence or longer unit 2 a: the act of hanging : the state of being hung b
(1): the state of a substance when its particles are mixed with but undissolved in a fluid or solid
(2): a substance in this state
(3): a system consisting of a solid dispersed in a solid, liquid, or gas usually in particles of larger than colloidal size
— compare emulsion3: something suspended4: the means by which something is suspended
; especially : the system of devices (as springs) supporting the upper part of a vehicle on the axles
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