"outrance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈuː.tɹɑ̃s/ Forms: outrances [plural]
Etymology: From Old French oltrance (modern outrance (“excess”)), from outrer (“pass beyond”), from oltre, outre, utre, from Late Latin ultra-. Compare outrage. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|oltrance}} Old French oltrance, {{uder|en|LL.|ultra-}} Late Latin ultra- Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} outrance (usually uncountable, plural outrances)
  1. (obsolete) The furthest degree or extremity, going beyond bounds or propriety. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually Synonyms: utterance
    Sense id: en-outrance-en-noun-Q3H7UK3D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 95 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 2 2

Inflected forms

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        "(obsolete) The furthest degree or extremity, going beyond bounds or propriety."
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