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How do you spell Alliance?

Correct spelling

alliance

Two L's, ends in ANCE. ALLI + ANCE.

Why is alliance spelled this way?

From Old French aliance, the word doubles its L because of the Latin prefix ad- combining with ligare (to bind). An alliance literally binds parties together.

Common misspellings of alliance

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Example

The countries formed a military alliance.

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