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avance.

side in the clockwork to which the adjustment indicator must be set to make the clock go faster

6 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈʋaŋs/
  1. side in the clockwork to which the adjustment indicator must be set to make the clock go faster

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From French avance (“advance”), from the verb avancer (“to advance, go forward”), from Middle French advancer (“to advance”), from Old French avancer, avancier (“to advance; continue”), from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre, from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front”), from both ab (“of, from, by”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from ante (“before”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti, from *h₂énts (“forehead, front”), from *h₂ent- (“face, front”), from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) and *-s (derives nouns from roots). Doublet of avanse.

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