51Թ

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-ence

  1. a noun suffix equivalent to -ance, corresponding to the suffix -ent in adjectives: abstinence; continence; dependence; difference .

-ence

suffix forming nouns

  1. indicating an action, state, condition, or quality

    patience

    residence

    benevolence

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of -ence1

Middle English < Old French < Latin -entia, equivalent to -ent- -ent + -ia -y 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of -ence1

via Old French from Latin -entia, from -ŧԲ, present participial ending

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