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How to pronounce “deferential”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of deferential with real speech in context.
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- How to resolve racially stressful situations
who were physically deferential and verbally deferential
- Definition summary
- Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
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How to pronounce deferential
How to resolve racially stressful situations

who were physically deferential and verbally deferential
Example Sentences
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Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
- Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
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