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balance.

scales

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.lɑ̃s/

  1. scales

    feminine

  2. balance

    feminine

  3. balance

    feminine

  4. drop-net

    feminine

  5. informant, snitch

    feminine · slang

  6. the rest, the remainder

    Louisiana · feminine

  7. a scale, more specifically a balancing scale

    Louisiana · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French balance, from Old French balance, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from bi- (see Latin bis) and lanx.

verb/ba.lɑ̃s/

  1. inflection of balancer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of balancer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French balance, from Old French balance, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from bi- (see Latin bis) and lanx.

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