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7,436 words match “ANCE”

RANCE n. 2 definitions
A prop or shore. [Scot.]
RANCESCENT a.
Becoming rancid or sour.
REACTANCE n.
o choke or diminish the current, or the similar influence of a condenser; inductive resistance. Reactance is measured in ohms. The reactance of a circuit is equal to the component of the impressed electro-motive force at right angles to the current divided by the current, that is, the component of the impedance due to…
REACTANCE COIL n.
A choking coil.
READMITTANCE n.
Allowance to enter again; a second admission.
READVANCE v.
To advance again.
REAFFIRMANCE; REAFFIRMATION n.
A second affirmation.
REALLIANCE n.
A renewed alliance.
REAPPEARANCE v.
A second or new appearance; the act or state of appearing again.
REASSURANCE n. 2 definitions
Assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated. Prynne.
RECOGNIZANCE n. 4 definitions
as to appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal.
RECONNOISSANCE; RECONNAISSANCE n. 2 definitions
The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey. Specifically:
RECONTINUANCE n.
The act or state of recontinuing.
RECONVEYANCE n.
Act of reconveying.
RECORDANCE n.
Remembrance. [Obs.]
RECOVERANCE n.
Recovery. [Obs.]
RECREANCE n.
Recreancy.
REDELIVERANCE n.
A second deliverance.
REDUNDANCE; REDUNDANCY n. 3 definitions
The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess.
REENTRANCE n.
The act entereing again; re Hooker.
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