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CHANCE
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: CHANTS   [key]
Meaning & History
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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