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monstrance

n.
UK //mˈɒnstɹəns// mon·strance
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Origin

From Middle English mustraunce, from Old French mostrance, monstrance, from post-classical Latin mōnstrantia, from classical Latin mōnstrāns, present participle of mōnstrāre (“to show”).

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