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ad·journ Listen to audioˈʤɚn/ verb
ad·journs; ad·journed; ad·journ·ing
: to end something (such as a meeting or session) for a period of time [+ obj] The chairperson has adjourned the meeting. Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow. This meeting is adjourned. [no obj] The meeting adjourned at 4:00. Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.
adjourn to [phrasal verb]
adjourn to (a place) : to leave one place and go to (another place) after the end of a meeting, discussion, etc.
After the ceremony, we adjourned to the garden where lunch was served.often used humorously Are we done here? Good, let's adjourn to the bar.
— ad·journ·ment Listen to audio ˈʤɚnmənt/ noun, plural ad·journ·ments
[count] a six-hour meeting with only two brief adjournments [noncount] The adjournment of Congress will be delayed until the budget is complete.

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