Ponderance

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Weight; gravity. countable, uncountable

    "If, said he, the air is the cause of this phenomenon, it is because it has ponderance and fluidity"

  2. 2
    The act or an instance of pondering; that which one ponders.

    "Ponderances.com Subject: Thoughts for pondering and for having a chuckle or two.com Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic."

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"If, said he, the air is the cause of this phenomenon, it is because it has ponderance and fluidity"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin ponderans, present participle of ponderare (“to weigh”). Compare Old French ponderant (“of weight”).

Etymology 2

From ponder + -ance.

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