Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan lançar, from Late Latin lanceāre 'hurl (a spear)', from Latin lancea (spear) (whence Catalan llança), of Celtiberian origin. First attested in the 14th century.[1] Compare French lancer, Italian lanciare, Occitan and Portuguese lançar, Spanish lanzar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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llançar (first-person singular present llanço, first-person singular preterite llancí, past participle llançat)

  1. (transitive) to throw (to cause an object to move rapidly through the air)
    Synonym: llençar
  2. to launch

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ llançar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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