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Puissance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Power; might.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Power, might or potency.

n. The high-jump component of the sport of show jumping.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Power; strength; might; force; potency.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Power; strength; force; vigor.

n. Jurisdiction; power; control.

n. Armed force.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. power to influence or coerce

Word Usage

"Well, what Spenser did with practically every Western myth, epic, and writer before him makes Faulkner look like a pre-schooler using slight of hand to hide a coin), his passion, his facility with language (that is, if you ignore the occasional "puissance"), his psychological insight."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

power powerfulness

Cross Reference

pouvoir puissant

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

power strength might force potency

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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