Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

launce

/lɑːns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
launce
IPA
/lɑːns/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of lance.

Obsolete

noun

sand eel, sand lance, fish of the family Ammodytidae

verb

Obsolete form of lance.

Obsolete

noun

A balance.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

See lance.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

launces (plural) launces (present, singular) launcing (participle, present) launced (participle, past) launced (past)

Synonyms

sand lance sand launce sand eel

Rhymes With

chance france dance advance entrance stance enhance lance glance hans trance vance

Questions

How do you pronounce launce?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɑːns/.
What does launce mean?
Obsolete form of lance.
Where does launce come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce launce

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