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21hes|i|tance — «HEHZ uh tuhns», noun. = hesitancy. (Cf. ↑hesitancy) …
22im|por|tance — «ihm PR tuhns», noun. 1. the fact or quality of being important; consequence; value; significance: »You can t ignore the importance of a good digestion (Joseph Conrad). 2. Obsolete. a) an important matter. b) import …
23lai|tance — «LAY tuhns», noun. a layer of milky water droplets formed on the upper surface of freshly laid concrete, usually as a result of using too much water in the mixture. ╂[< French laitance < lait milk (< Latin lac, lactis) + ance ance] …
24long-dis|tance — long distance, an operator or exchange that takes care of long distance calls. long dis|tance «LNG DIHS tuhns, LONG », adjective, adverb, verb, tanced, tanc|ing. –adj. 1. of or having to do with telephone service to another town, city, or other… …
25mag|ne|to|re|sis|tance — «mag NEE toh rih ZIHS tuhns», noun. a change in the electrical resistance of a metal with the increase or decrease of the strength of a magnetic field applied to it …
26out|dis|tance — «owt DIHS tuhns», transitive verb, tanced, tanc|ing. to leave behind; outstrip: »The winner outdistanced all the other runners in the race. Figurative. The Bolsheviks brought out a paper called Pravda (Truth) in April, and its circulation… …
27pièce de ré|sis|tance — «pyehs duh ray zees tahnS», French. 1. the chief dish of a meal. 2. Figurative. the most important or outstanding item, in any collection, group, or series: »A table service for a party of four in the nursery is made of pliable, unbreakable… …
28pit|tance — «PIHT uhns», noun. 1. a small allowance of money; very scanty wage or stipend: »a widow s pittance. She…contrived to earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life (Mary Shelley). 2. a small amount or share: »to retain at least a pittance of …
29por|tance — «PR tuhns, POHR », noun. Archaic. 1. carriage; bearing. 2. conduct; behavior. ╂[< Middle French portance action of carrying, favor < Old French porter; see etym. under port4 (Cf. ↑ …
30pre|cip|i|tance — «prih SIHP uh tuhns», noun. headlong haste; rashness: »The youth expects to force his way by genius, vigour, and precipitance (Samuel Johnson) …
