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-ence

Pronunciation: /(ə)ns/

Definition of -ence

suffix

  • forming nouns:
  • 1denoting a quality or an instance of it:impertinence
  • 2denoting an action or its result:reference reminiscence

Origin:

from French -ence, from Latin -entia, -antia (from present participial stems -ent-, -ant-). Since the 16th century many inconsistencies have occurred in the use of -ence and -ance

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