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Added 9 October 2026

suspension

/səˈspɛnʃən/ noun

Latin root: suspensiōnem Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about suspension at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy.
A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.
Temporary cessation or suspension.

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin suspensiōnem (“arching, vaulting; suspension”), from suspendēre (“to hang up, to suspend”), from sub- (“under”) + pendere (“to hang, to suspend”), from Proto-Italic *pendō (“to hang, to put in a hanging position”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pénd-e-ti, from *(s)pend- (“to pull; to spin”)). Compare Anglo-Norman suspensiun, French suspension, Occitan suspensio.

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