allonge

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See also: allongé

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Borrowed from French allonge (a lengthening). Doublet of lunge.

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allonge (plural allonges)

  1. (law, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
  2. (fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge.

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Verb

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allonge (third-person singular simple present allonges, present participle allonging, simple past and past participle allonged)

  1. To thrust with a sword; to lunge.

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  • Audio (Canada):(file)

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allonge

  1. inflection of allonger:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative