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sence

sence is the archaic spelling of sense.

sence is the misspelling of sense.

sence is the alternative form of since.

Meaning of sense

Noun

sense (countable and uncountable, plural senses)

  1. Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
    • Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep.c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
    • a sense of security
  3. Sound practical or moral judgment.
    • It’s common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.
  4. The meaning, reason, or value of something.
    • You don’t make any sense.
    1. A meaning of a term (word or expression), among its various meanings.
      • the various senses of the word “car” (e.g., motor car, elevator car, railcar)
    2. A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries or definitions for a word in a dictionary.

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Meaning of since

Adverb

since (not comparable)

  1. From a specified time in the past.
    • I met him last year, but haven't seen him since.

See all 6 meanings of since

Forms of sence

pluralsences

Origin of sence

Pronunciation spelling of since.

Questions about sence

What is sence the archaic spelling of?
Sence is the archaic spelling of sense.

Words near sence in the dictionary

  1. senatusconsults
  2. Senatuses
  3. Senavati
  4. senbei
  5. Senboku
  6. sence
  7. sencelesse
  8. sences
  9. sench
  10. sencha
  11. senched

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sence (page history and authors); sense (page history and authors); since (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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