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English
Etymology
From Old French oltrance (modern outrance (“excess”)), from outrer (“pass beyond”), from oltre, outre, utre, from Late Latin ultra-. Compare outrage.
Pronunciation
Noun
outrance (usually uncountable, plural outrances)
- (obsolete) The furthest degree or extremity, going beyond bounds or propriety.
- Synonym: utterance
- 1819: But if the shield was touched with the sharp end of the lance, the combat was understood to be at “outrance”, that is, the knights were to fight with sharp weapons, as in actual battle. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French oltrance, from outrer (“pass beyond”), from oltre, outre, utre, from Late Latin ultra-. Compare outrage.
Pronunciation
Noun
outrance f (plural outrances)
- extravagance
- excess
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