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View Name: Chance
CHANCE
Gender:
Masculine
Usage:
English
Pronounced:
CHAN
T
S
[key]
Originally a
diminutive
of
CHAUNCEY
. It is now usually given in reference to the English word
chance
meaning "luck, fortune" (ultimately derived from Latin
cadens
"falling").
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