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chance

/ˈtʃæns/CHANS
/ˈtʃæns/CHANS

Meaninga falling out

Common meaning: what happens by luck

Journey through time

  1. Late Latincadentia‘a falling out’source
  2. Old Frenchchaancesource
  3. Middle Englishchauncesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa falling out → what happens by luckchance‘what happens by luck’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Late Latin cadentia ‘a falling out’.

Roots

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