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discernance

discernance noun: discernment.

Noun

discernance (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) discernment

Origin of discernance

From discern + -ance.

Questions about discernance

What does discernance mean?
Discernance means discernment.
What part of speech is discernance?
Discernance is a noun.

Words near discernance in the dictionary

  1. discern
  2. discern'd
  3. discernability
  4. discernable
  5. discernably
  6. discernance
  7. discerned
  8. discerner
  9. discerners
  10. discernest
  11. discerneth

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