"chawnce" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chawnces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chawnce (plural chawnces)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of chance. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: chance
    Sense id: en-chawnce-en-noun-9fyw9M2o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronunciation spellings

Inflected forms

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