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procrastination:


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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
procrastinate /prə(ʊ)ˈkrastɪneɪt/
verb delay or postpone action.
– derivatives
procrastination noun,
procrastinator noun,
procrastinatory adjective.
– origin C16: from L. procrastinat-, procrastinare ‘defer till the morning’, from pro- ‘forward’ + crastinus ‘belonging to tomorrow’ (from cras ‘tomorrow’).
usage: On the difference between procrastinate and prevaricate, see usage at prevaricate.



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