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English noun: obeisance | |||
| 1. | obeisance (communication) bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting | ||
| Synonyms | bow, bowing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gesture, motion, reverence | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | genuflection, genuflexion, kotow, kowtow, salaam, scrape, scraping | ||
| 2. | obeisance (act) the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person | ||
| Synonyms | obedience | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compliance, submission | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | truckling | ||
| Antonyms | disobedience, noncompliance | ||
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