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Definition of observance

"observance" in the noun sense

1. observation, observance, watching

the act of observing taking a patient look

2. ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance

a formal event performed on a special occasion

"a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

3. notice, observation, observance

the act of noticing or paying attention

"he escaped the notice of the police"

4. honoring, observance

conformity with law or custom or practice etc.

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for observance

A custom - More honoured in the breach than the observance. [ William Shakespeare, Hamlet ]

It is a custom. More honored in the breach than the observance. [ William Shakespeare ]

Such dupes are men to custom, and so prone
To reverence what is ancient, and can plead
A course of long observance for its use.
That even servitude, the worst of ills,
Because delivered down from sire to son, Is kept and guarded as a sacred thing! [ Cowper ]

Suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature. [ William Shakespeare, Hamlet ]

Observation or Observance? The act of noting is called observation; that of keeping or celebrating is called observance. The difference in the meaning of these words is clearly illustrated by such phrases as, the acute observation of the detective; and the religious observance of the Sabbath. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

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observance in Scrabble®

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Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

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observance in Words With Friends™

The word observance is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

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Words within the letters of observance

2 letter words in observance (12 words)

ab an ar as be en no on or os re so

3 letter words in observance (44 words)

abs ace arc are ars ban bar bee ben boa bra cab can car cee cob con ear ens eon era eve nab nob nor nos oar one orb ore ors ova ran rev rob roe sac sea see sob son van vee voe

4 letter words in observance (98 words)

5 letter words in observance (110 words)

6 letter words in observance (56 words)

7 letter words in observance (26 words)

absence acerose beacons beavers boranes boreens bravoes canoers carbeen carbene carbons careens carvone caverns coarsen corneas encores enrobes necrose obscene observe obverse oversea recanes verbena verbose

8 letter words in observance (7 words)

carbeens carbenes conserve converse obscener seaborne verbenas

10 letter words in observance (1 word)

observance

observance + 1 blank (2 words)

conversable observances

observance + 2 blanks (2 words)

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Words containing the sequence observance

Words that start with observance (2 words)

observance observances

Words with observance in them (2 words)

observance misobservances

Words that end with observance (3 words)

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Word Growth involving observance

Shorter words in observance

an van

Longer words containing observance

misobservance misobservances

nonobservance

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