name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
rance
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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/ɹæns/
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/ɹɑːns/
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rhymes with -æns
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rhymes with -ɑːns
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CMU ARPABET: R AE1 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A river in Brittany, France, which flows into the English Channel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A prop or shore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
A round or spreader between the legs of a chair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 6
To prop or shore up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, transitive
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History
Etymology
From Old French ranche, from Latin ramex, ramus.