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imperence

imperence noun: impertinence.

Noun

imperence (countable and uncountable, plural imperences)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) impertinence
    • 'Don't go away, Mary,' said the black-eyed man. 'Let me alone, imperence,' said the young lady.1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC
    • I don’t want none of your imperence, young man. I’ve seen you before, — you’ve been hanging about here the whole day long!1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle

Forms of imperence

pluralimperences
alternative formimperance

Questions about imperence

What does imperence mean?
Imperence means impertinence.
What part of speech is imperence?
Imperence is a noun.
What is the plural of imperence?
The plural of imperence is imperences.

Words near imperence in the dictionary

  1. impercipience
  2. impercipiences
  3. impercipient
  4. impercipiently
  5. imperdible
  6. imperence
  7. imperences
  8. imperf
  9. imperf.
  10. imperfect
  11. imperfect authentic cadence

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