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chaunce

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English

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Noun

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chaunce (plural chaunces)

  1. Archaic spelling of chance.

Verb

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chaunce (third-person singular simple present chaunces, present participle chauncing, simple past and past participle chaunced)

  1. Archaic spelling of chance.

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cheaunce, chaunce, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia (falling).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃau̯ns(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃans(ə)/

Noun

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chaunce (plural chaunces) (somewhat literary)

  1. An (especially random) event or occurrence:
    1. An eventuality or possibility; a potential event.
    2. A (life-changingly) lucky or unlucky event.
  2. Luck, chance, fate:
    1. The (numerical) result of a dice throw.
    2. (rare) Power or authority over one's fate.
  3. A scenario or situation; a state of affairs.
  4. A chance or option; an opening for change.
  5. A bold or daring undertaking or feat.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: chance (archaic chaunce)
    • Icelandic: séns
    • Japanese: チャンス
  • Scots: chance
  • Middle Welsh: siawns

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