convenance
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French convenance. Doublet of convenience.
Noun[edit]
convenance (countable and uncountable, plural convenances)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From convenir + -ance (cf. convenant); possibly corresponds to Latin convenientia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
convenance f (plural convenances)
- conformity, propriety
- Synonym: bienséance
- convenience, expediency
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “convenance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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