spense

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English

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Noun

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spense (plural spenses)

  1. Alternative form of spence
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Anagrams

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛn.se/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnse
  • Hyphenation: spèn‧se

Verb

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spense

  1. third-person singular past historic of spegnere

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French despense, from Medieval Latin dīspēnsa, noun use of feminine of Latin dīspēnsus, past participle of dīspendere (weigh out).

Noun

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spense

  1. spence

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: spence