senefiance

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Middle French

Noun

senefiance f (plural senefiances)

  1. Rare form of signifiance.

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin significantia (the inherited form would be *senechance, *senegiance, compare senechier); equivalent to senefier +‎ -ance. Doublet of significance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌse.nə.fiˈan.t͡sə/
  • (Northern) IPA(key): /ˌse.nə.fiˈan.t͡ʃə/
  • (with learned influence) IPA(key): /ˌsi.ɲi.fiˈan.t͡sə/

Noun

senefiance oblique singular, f (oblique plural senefiances, nominative singular senefiance, nominative plural senefiances)

  1. sign; signal; indication
  2. significance; importance

Descendants

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