See chaunce on Wiktionary
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],
[
"situation",
"situation"
],
[
"state",
"state"
],
[
"affair",
"affair"
]
],
"tags": [
"literary"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A chance or option; an opening for change."
],
"links": [
[
"chance",
"chance"
],
[
"option",
"option"
],
[
"opening",
"opening"
],
[
"change",
"change"
]
],
"tags": [
"literary"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A bold or daring undertaking or feat."
],
"links": [
[
"bold",
"bold"
],
[
"daring",
"daring"
],
[
"undertaking",
"undertaking"
],
[
"feat",
"feat"
]
],
"tags": [
"literary"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃau̯ns(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃans(ə)/"
}
],
"word": "chaunce"
}
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