different between terms vs outrance

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Etymology

From Old French oltrance (modern oltrance), from outrer (“pass beyond”), from oltre, outre, utre, from Late Latin ultra-. Compare outrage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u?.t???s/

Noun

outrance (usually uncountable, plural outrances)

1. (obsolete) The furthest degree or extremity, going beyond bounds or propriety.
   • 1819: But if the shield was touched with the sharp end of the lance, the combat was understood to be at “outrance”, that is, the knights were to fight with sharp weapons, as in actual battle. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

Anagrams

• cornuate, courante

French

Etymology

From Old French oltrance, from outrer (“pass beyond”), from oltre, outre, utre, from Late Latin ultra-. Compare outrage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.t???s/
• Homophone: outrances
• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

outrance f (plural outrances)

1. extravagance
2. excess

Derived terms

• à outrance

Further reading

• “outrance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• courante, écrouant, encroûta