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surseance

/ˈsɜɹsiəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
surseance
IPA
/ˈsɜɹsiəns/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

peace (state of not fighting) or quiet (silence, or calmness)

Obsolete

noun

The phase of reaching an agreement with the creditors of a bankrupt company.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English *surseance (not found), from Old French surseance (“suspicion; delay”), from surseoir (“to delay”), from supersedo. More at surcease.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *surseance, surseance

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɜɹsiəns/
  • British English: /ˈsɜːsiəns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

surseances (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce surseance?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɜɹsiəns/.
What does surseance mean?
peace (state of not fighting) or quiet (silence, or calmness)
Where does surseance come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce surseance

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