awans

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French avance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.vans/
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  • Rhymes: -avans
  • Syllabification: a‧wans

Noun

awans m inan (diminutive awansik)

  1. promotion (advancement in position)
    Antonym: degradacja
  2. advancement, upliftment (act of advancing)
    (sports) promotion, advancement
    Antonyms: degradacja, deklasacja, spadek
  3. (archaic, finance) advance payment
    Synonyms: akonto, zadatek, zaliczka
  4. (in the plural, literary) advances (attempts to win someone over)

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Further reading

  • awans in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • awans in Polish dictionaries at PWN