(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:22:42

-ence (?). [F. -ence, L. -entia.]

A noun suffix signifying action, state, or quality; also, that which relates to the action or state; as in emergence, diffidence, diligence, influence, difference, excellence. See -ance.

 

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