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# Word of The Day
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- Published: 2024-06-28T18:15:02.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-04T06:41:10.000Z
- Author: The Editor
- Tags: General

**Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 28, 2024 is:**

**deference** • \\DEF-uh-runss\\ • *noun*  

*Deference* refers to respect and esteem that is appropriate to show to someone, such as a superior or elder. Something done in deference to, or out of deference to, someone or something is done in order to show respect for the opinions or influence of that person or thing.

// The children were taught to show proper *deference* to their elders.

// In *deference* to those who voted against the change, we'll be having another meeting to discuss how we can mitigate people's concerns.

[See the entry >](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deference?ref=goodoil.news)

**Examples:**  

"The new bridge over the Colorado River linking Bullhead City and Laughlin officially has a name. It will be called Silver Copper Crossing.... The formal name was chosen in *deference* to the two states the bridge connects: Nevada is the Silver State and Arizona is the Copper State." — Bill McMillen, *Mohave Valley Daily News* (Bullhead City, Arizona), 21 May 2024

**Did you know?**  

As you might have guessed, *deference* is related to the verb *defer*, meaning "to delegate" or "to submit to another's wishes." But we need to be specific when we tell you that both these words come from the Medieval Latin verb *dēferre*, which means "to convey, show respect, or submit to a decision," because there are two *defers* in the English language. The [*defer*](https://bit.ly/451UXW0?ref=goodoil.news) related to *deference* is typically used with *to* in contexts having to do either with allowing someone else to decide or choose something, as in "I'll defer to the dictionary," or with agreeing to follow someone else's decision, wish, etc., as when a court defers to precedent. The other [*defer*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defer?ref=goodoil.news) traces to the Latin verb *differre*, meaning "to carry away in varying directions, spread abroad, postpone, delay, be unlike or distinct." That *defer* is typically used in contexts having to do with delaying or postponing something, as in "a willingness to defer the decision until next month."