carence

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See also: carencé

French

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ʁɑ̃s/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin carentia, from Latin careō (“to lack”).

Noun

carence f (plural carences)

  1. deficiency, lack, insufficiency
    une carence en fer ― an iron deficiency
  2. gap
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

carence

  1. inflection of carencer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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