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1. Acting according to certain accepted standards
   "their financial statements are in abidance with generally accepted accounting practices"
   - conformity, conformation, compliance
    
2. The act of dwelling in a place
   - residency, residence
    
3. The act of abiding (enduring without yielding)

Derived forms: abidances

See also: abide

Type of: act, continuance, continuation, cooperation, deed, human action, human activity