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obtenance

obtenance noun: the act of obtaining something.

Noun

obtenance (plural obtenances)

  1. (rare) the act of obtaining something

Forms of obtenance

pluralobtenances

Questions about obtenance

What does obtenance mean?
Obtenance means the act of obtaining something.
What part of speech is obtenance?
Obtenance is a noun.
What is the plural of obtenance?
The plural of obtenance is obtenances.

Words near obtenance in the dictionary

  1. obtemperates
  2. obtemperating
  3. obtempered
  4. obtempering
  5. obtempers
  6. obtenance
  7. obtend
  8. obtended
  9. obtending
  10. obtends
  11. obtenebration

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