puissance

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman pussance, pusaunce et al., from puissant (“powerful”).

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

puissance (uncountable)

  1. Power, might or potency.
    • 2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador 2007, p. 66:
      Any impression of mental puissance might have been increased by the fact that I was usually to be seen working hard with notebook and biro, shaping up a new book review or a linking script [...].

[edit] Translations

power, might or potency

[edit] See also

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From puissant.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /pɥi.sɑ̃s/
  • puissance
    		(file)

[edit] Noun

puissance f. (plural puissances)

  1. power (physical or figuratively)
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