name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
hance
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/hɑːns/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -æns
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CMU ARPABET: HH AE1 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
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noun
Meaning 3
The arc of smaller radius at the springing of an elliptical or many-centred arch.
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verb
Meaning 4
To raise, to elevate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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History
Etymology
From Hann + the patronymic suffix -s. In Scotland, a contraction of Angus.
Anglo-Norman, from Old French haulce.
See enhance.