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Meaning of elance | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ɪˈlæns

Definitions

To throw like a lance; to hurl.

archaic, transitive

Equivalents

Français élance élancé
Português elance

Examples

“Iö! while thy unerring hand elanc'd / Another, and another dart; the people / Joyfully repeated Iö! Iö Pean! / Elance the dart, Apollo: for the ſafety, / And health of man, gracious thy mother bore thee.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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