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Vinony

sans

preposition

  1. without
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /sænz/ / /sɑ̃/

adj

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.

  1. Ellipsis of sans serif.

noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. plural of san

prep

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.

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

    “Bero[wne]. […] And to begin Wench, ſo God helpe me law, My loue to thee is ſound, ſance cracke or flaw. Roſa[line]. Sans, ſans, I pray you.”

    “Those with brooms started to sweep literally, at the feet of the crowd, driving it back into the side streets from which it had emerged to form this assembly – now riders sans steeds.”