cancellans

noun

can·​cel·​lans

plural cancellanses

-nzə̇z

or cancellantia

ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗nchēə

: cancel entry 2 sense 2c

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, present participle of cancellare

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