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tarriance
tar·ri·ance
/
ˈtær
i
əns
/
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[
tar
-ee-
uh
ns
]
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noun
Archaic.
1.
delay
.
2.
sojourn
.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English;
see
tarry
1
,
-ance
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tarriance
(ˈtærɪəns)
—
n
an archaic word for
delay
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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