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sans

Pronunciation: /sænz/

The English word “sans” has 1 meaning listed here.

preposition

  1. Without; lacking; especially with regard to something expected or with precedent.

Etymology

From Middle English saunz, sans, borrowed from Old French sans, senz, sens, from Latin sine (“without”) conflated with absēns (“absent, remote”). Compare French sans, Italian senza, Portuguese sem, and Spanish sin.

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