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Definition of
puissance noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
puissance
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈpwisɑns
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˈpwisns
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
literary
)
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great power or influence
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puissance
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