See Also: No Adjournment(money)
No adjournment(finance)
adjournment(dictionary)
ADJOURNMENT-DAY(law)
ADJOURNMENT(law)
ADJOURN, ADJOURNMENT(law)
ADJOURNMENT-DAY IN ERROR(law)
ADJOURNMENT IN CONTEMPLATION OF DISMISSAL(law)

speciation (iou) and adjournment (iou)


speciation (iou)



speciation noun. E20.
[from SPECIES + -ATION.]
Biology. The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.
'speciate verb intrans. [back-form.] (of a population of plants and animals) exhibit evolutionary development leading to the formation of a new species M20.

adjournment (iou)



adjournment noun. LME.
[Old French ajornement, from ajorner: see ADJOURN, -MENT.]
The action or an act of adjourning; the state of being adjourned; a period of being adjourned.
Comb.: adjournment debate: on the motion that the House of Commons adjourn (often used as an opportunity to raise various matters).