"chalenge" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃalɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃala(u̯)nd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈkal-/ Forms: chalenges [plural], caleng [alternative], chalange [alternative], chalaunge [alternative], chalence [alternative], chaleng [alternative], kalange [alternative], kalleng [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French chalenge, chalange, chalonge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic *kalwomniā. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|chalenge}} Borrowed from Old French chalenge, {{der|enm|la|calumnia}} Latin calumnia, {{der|enm|itc-pro|*kalwomniā}} Proto-Italic *kalwomniā Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} chalenge, {{enm-noun|chalenges}} chalenge (plural chalenges)
  1. A slanderous or defamatory claim or allegation.
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-noun-Ey6-iq-t Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 13 16 18 17 14 21
  2. A (personal) flaw, wrong or misdeed.
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-noun-8HERyyL2 Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 13 16 18 17 14 21
  3. A claim; the assertion of a privilege or right.
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-noun-H~Or~W4p Categories (other): Law, Violence Disambiguation of Law: 18 26 33 21 0 3 Disambiguation of Violence: 13 16 18 17 14 21
  4. (rare) A summons for a duel, especially for a trial by combat. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-noun-wZoamMyP Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Violence Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 5 13 33 22 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 6 7 42 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 4 48 19 4 Disambiguation of Violence: 13 16 18 17 14 21
  5. (rare) The challenging or countering of an assertion. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-noun-n48NcKJg Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 13 16 18 17 14 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chalengeable, chalengen, chalengere, chalengynge
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Crime Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} chalenge
  1. Alternative form of chalengen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chalengen
    Sense id: en-chalenge-enm-verb-XgSu21nZ Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 13 16 18 17 14 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Crime Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun [Old French]

Head templates: {{head|fro|noun|g=m}} chalenge m
  1. Alternative form of chalonge Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: chalonge
    Sense id: en-chalenge-fro-noun-5rByL83v Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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