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kans.

chance

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑns/
  1. chance

    feminine
  2. opportunity

    feminine
  3. probability

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch canse, borrowed from Old Northern French caance (compare central cheance), from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from cadere (“to fall”), referring to the falling of dice. Doublet of cadans, cadens, and sjans. Cognate with French chance, English chance.

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