English

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Etymology

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From forget +‎ -ance.

Noun

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forgettance (plural forgettances)

  1. (rare) The act of forgetting.
    • 2016, Nadia Wheaton, The Kind of Secrets That Only Strangers Can Swallow[1]:
      You sat and had the audacity to beg for forgiveness, for a truce, for a forgettance.