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Noun: acquiescence  `ak-wee'e-sun(t)s
  1. Acceptance without protest
     
  2. Agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
    "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
    - assent

Derived forms: acquiescences

See also: acquiesce, acquiescent

Type of: acceptance, agreement

Encyclopedia: Acquiescence

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