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-ence

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-ence

▶suffix forming nouns.

1 denoting a quality: impertinence.

2 denoting an action or its result: reference.

– origin from Fr. -ence, from L. -entia, -antia.

'-ence' also found in these Oxford entries:

-ency - recalescence - rejuvenescence

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