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potence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
po-tence
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Power or strength; potency.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French potence (“power, a crutch”), from Latin potentia (“power, in Medieval Latin also crutch”), from potens (“powerful”); see potent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: potence, -, potentia

Usage

Inflected Forms

potences (plural)

Derived Forms

counterpotence idempotence nilpotence unipotence

Phrases

cross potence

Frequently Paired Words

potency potent potentate potential potentiality

Synonyms

potency

Questions

What does potence mean?
Power or strength; potency.
Where does potence come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce potence

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