"ponderance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ponderances [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ponderans, present participle of ponderare (“to weigh”). Compare Old French ponderant (“of weight”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ponderans}} Latin ponderans, {{cog|fro|ponderant|t=of weight}} Old French ponderant (“of weight”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ponderance (countable and uncountable, plural ponderances)
  1. Weight; gravity. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ponderance-en-noun-SUtJ29cO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: ponderances [plural]
Etymology: From ponder + -ance. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ponder|-ance}} ponder + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun}} ponderance (plural ponderances)
  1. The act or an instance of pondering; that which one ponders.
    Sense id: en-ponderance-en-noun-DykUYatk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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