alliance
The state of being allied.
Noun 4 meanings
The state of being allied.
The act of allying or uniting.
A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
“matrimonial alliances”
Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
Etymology
From Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance (French alliance). Equivalent to ally + -ance. Compare with Doric Greek ἁλία (halía, “assembly”). See also al-.
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ALLIANCE at a glance
ALLIANCE has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + I 1 + A 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,529 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with alliance
All rhymes- SINCE7
- ONCE6
- EXPERIENCE21
- CHANCE13
- PERFORMANCE20
- EVIDENCE14
- SCIENCE11
- CONFERENCE17
- DIFFERENCE19
- INSURANCE11
- DANCE8
- DISTANCE11
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