"omittance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: omittances [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English omit Latin -ns Latin -āns Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English omittance From omit + -ance. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|omit|-ance|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English omit Latin -ns Latin -āns Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English omittance [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "-āntia", "lang_name" : "Latin", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "present active participle", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ns", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āns", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ia", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ance", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-aunce", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ance", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "omittance", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="omittance"> From omit + -ance. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} omittance (countable and uncountable, plural omittances)
  1. The act of omitting something; omission. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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