-ence
-ence
a noun suffix equivalent to -ance, corresponding to the suffix -ent in adjectives: abstinence; continence; dependence; difference.
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| -ence or -ency | |
| —suffix forming nouns | |
| indicating an action, state, condition, or quality: benevolence; residence; patience | |
| [via Old French from Latin -entia, from -ēns, present participial ending] | |
| -ency or -ency | |
| —suffix forming nouns | |
| [via Old French from Latin -entia, from -ēns, present participial ending] | |
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-ence
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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