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potence

[ poht-ns ]

/ ˈpoʊt ns /

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noun

potency.

Origin of potence

1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French < Latin potentia potency

Words nearby potence

potboy, potch, poteen, potemkin, potemkin village, potence, potency, potent, potentate, potential, potential cautery

Example sentences from the Web for potence

The potence of the draught which they had forced through her lips, when she had been insensible, acted on her as an anodyne.

Folle-Farine |Ouida
Genius has never fruited to full bloom and potence, because the mothers have so seldom realised the greatness of their task.

Feminism and Sex-Extinction |Arabella Kenealy
The first potence is matter and weight—the greatest preponderance of the object.

A History of Philosophy in Epitome |Albert Schwegler
The third potence is organism (A3), the common product of light and weight.

A History of Philosophy in Epitome |Albert Schwegler

The second potence is light (A2), an inner—as weight is an outer—intuition of nature.

A History of Philosophy in Epitome |Albert Schwegler