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amorce

/əˈmoɹs/ US
/əˈmɔːs/ UK

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)s

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Borrowed from French amorce.

noun amorces

A hint about the future; an instance of foreshadowing. The anti-Americanism — or anti-Carterism, because Schmidt is basically pro-American — was in a way worrying, although if the dollar crisis is such an amorce for economic and monetary union, I am prepared, up to a point, to go along with it.
A percussion cap or detonator. In March Messrs. Philip Morris & Co., Ltd., imported without a licence a consignment of 500 imitation cigarette cases, each containing a roll of amorces arranged in such a manner that an amorce was fired each time the case was opened, and the goods were placed under dentention by the Customs.

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"amorce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amorce. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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amorce. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amorce

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"amorce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amorce.

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@misc{amorce_2026,
  title = {amorce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amorce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}