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-ancy

  1. a combination of -ance and -y 3, used to form nouns denoting state or quality:

    brilliancy.

-ancy

suffix forming nouns

  1. a variant of -ance, used to indicate condition or quality

    expectancy

    malignancy

    poignancy

“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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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of -ancy1

< Latin -antia, equivalent to -ant- -ant ( -Äå- thematic vowel + -nt- present participle suffix) + -ia -y 3
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Example Sentences

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He lived in Sherwood, Nottingham, with his wife of 22 years, Ancy.

From

For Ancy, the pain is almost too raw to bear.

From

Ten′ancy, a holding by private ownership: a temporary holding of land or property by a tenant.—adj.

From

Tru′ancy, Tru′antship.—Play truant, to stay from school without leave.

From

Poign′ancy, state of being poignant.—adv.

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