noun
Meaning 1
Obsolete form of lance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
launce
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/lɑːns/
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noun
Meaning 2
sand eel, sand lance, fish of the family Ammodytidae
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A balance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 4
Obsolete form of lance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sand lance, sand launce, sand eel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
History
Etymology
See lance.
From Italian lance, Latin lanx, lancis (“plate, scale of a balance”); compare balance.