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launce¹

  • /lɑːns/
  • /lɔːns/

Rhymes with -ɑːns, -ɔːns

Where it comes from

See lance.

noun launces

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of lance
  2. sand eel, sand lance, fish of the family Ammodytidae

verb launces · launcing · launced

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of lance

launce²

  • /lɑːns/
  • /lɔːns/

Rhymes with -ɑːns, -ɔːns

Where it comes from

From Italian lance, Latin lanx, lancis (“plate, scale of a balance”); compare balance.

noun launces

  1. obsolete A balance. Fortune all in equall launce doth sway.

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@misc{launce_2026,
  title = {launce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/launce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}