different between wingding vs observance
wingding
English
Alternative forms
- whingding
- whing ding
- wing ding
Pronunciation
Noun
wingding (plural wingdings)
- (slang) A fit or spasm.
- 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 243:
- ‘She threw a wingding. Looked like a mild epileptic fit to me.’
- 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 243:
- (slang) A party.
Derived terms
- throw a wingding
Translations
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observance
English
Alternative forms
- observancy (obsolete)
- observaunce (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French observance, from Latin observantia. Equivalent of observe +? -ance.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: ?b-zûr?v?ns, IPA(key): /?b?z?v?ns/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?z??v?ns/
- Hyphenation: ob?ser?vance
Noun
observance (countable and uncountable, plural observances)
- The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
- The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
- Observation or the act of watching.
- (religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
- That which is to be observed.
- Reverence; homage.
Antonyms
- misobservance
Derived terms
- hyperobservance
- misobservance
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.s??.v??s/
Noun
observance f (plural observances)
- observance
Related terms
- observable
- observant
- observateur
- observer
References
- “observance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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