launce

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See lance.

Noun

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launce (plural launces)

  1. Obsolete form of lance.
  2. sand eel, sand lance, fish of the family Ammodytidae
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Verb

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launce (third-person singular simple present launces, present participle launcing, simple past and past participle launced)

  1. Obsolete form of lance.

Etymology 2

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From Italian lance, Latin lanx, lancis (plate, scale of a balance); compare balance.

Noun

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launce (plural launces)

  1. (obsolete) A balance.

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old French lance, from Latin lancea.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlau̯ns(ə)/, /ˈlans(ə)/

Noun

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launce (plural launces)

  1. A lance (long spear).
  2. A javelin (throwing spear).
  3. (rare) A lancer; someone armed with a lance.
  4. (figurative, rare) That which is long and pointed.
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Descendants
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  • English: lance, launce
  • Scots: lance
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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launce

  1. Alternative form of launcen (to push forwards)