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pu⋅is⋅sance
[pyoo-uh-suh
ns, pyoo-is-uhns, pwis-uhns] 
–noun Literary.
| power, might, or force. |
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| puis·sance (pwĭs'əns, pyōō'ĭ-səns, pyōō-ĭs'əns) n. Power; might. [Middle English, from Old French, from poissant, powerful, present participle of pooir, to be able; see power.] puis'sant adj., puis'sant·ly adv. |
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Puissance
Pu"is*sance\, n. [F., fr. puissant. See Puissant, and cf. Potency, Potance, Potence.] Power; strength; might; force; potency. " Youths of puissance." --Tennyson. The power and puissance of the king. --Shak. Note: In Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton, puissance and puissant are usually dissyllables.
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Language Translation for : puissance
Spanish:
entrada,
German:
zugeführte Spannung,
Japanese:
入力
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