constance

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French

Etymology

From Latin cōnstantia.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

constance f (plural constances)

  1. constancy
  2. (literary, of a person) resilience; perseverance
    • 1640, Pierre Corneille, Horace, act I, scene I:
      Ma constance du moins règne encor sur mes yeux.
      My perseverance, at least, still governs my eyes.

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