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- [spens]
- /spɛns/
- /ˈspens/
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- [spens]
- /spɛns/
Definitions of spence word
- noun spence a male given name, form of Spencer. 1
- noun spence a larder or pantry 0
- noun spence any monetary allowance 0
- noun spence a parlour, esp in a cottage 0
- noun spence Sir Basil (Unwin). 1907–76, Scottish architect, born in India; designed Coventry Cathedral (1951) 0
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Origin of spence
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English spense, spence < Middle French despense pantry < Medieval Latin dīspēnsa, noun use of feminine of dīspēnsus, past participle of dīspendere to weigh out; see dispense
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Parts of speech for Spence
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spence popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spence usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with spence
- who is louie spence?
- how tall is bruce spence?
- how tall is louie spence?
- where does louie spence live?
- how old is louie spence?
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