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Where does “outrance” come from?

outrance (French) comes from Old French oltrance, from Old French outrer, from Latin ultra-.

outrance (French): extravagance; excess

Definitions

  1. extravagance; excess

Ancestry of “outrance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencholtrance—
2Old Frenchoutrerpass beyond
3Latinultra-—

Words derived from “outrance”

  • outrancièrement
  • outrancier
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