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reposance

reposance noun: reliance.

Noun

reposance (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) reliance
    • See what sweet Reposance heaven can beget.1646, John Hall, “Anteros”, in Poems

Origin of reposance

From repose + -ance.

Questions about reposance

What does reposance mean?
Reposance means reliance.
What part of speech is reposance?
Reposance is a noun.

Words near reposance in the dictionary

  1. reposado
  2. reposados
  3. reposal
  4. reposall
  5. reposals
  6. reposance
  7. repose
  8. repose in action
  9. reposed
  10. reposedly
  11. reposedness

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