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Definition of
-ance, -ence suffix
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
-ance, -ence
suffix
suffix
NAmE
/
/
əns
/
/
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(
in nouns
)
the action or state of
assistance
confidence
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-ance, -ence
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noun
anatomy
noun
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ancestor
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