unce

unce

English

Etymology 1

From Latin uncia (“ounce”). See ounce (“a weight”).

Noun

unce (plural unces)

1. (obsolete) An ounce; a small portion.

Etymology 2

Latin uncus (“hook”).

Noun

unce (plural unces)

1. A claw; an uncus.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for unce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

• Cuen

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Czech

Noun

unce f

1. ounce

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Latin

Noun

unce

1. vocative singular of uncus

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Middle English

Noun

unce

1. Alternative form of ounce

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Spanish

Verb

unce

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of uncir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of uncir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of uncir.