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Main Entry: 1lance
Pronunciation: 'lan(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lancea
Date: 14th century
1 : a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
2 : any of various sharp objects suggestive of a lance: as a : LANCET b : a spear used for killing whales or fish
3 : LANCER 1b

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