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Definition of
-ence suffix
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
-ence
suffix
jump to other results
(
in nouns
)
the action or state of
confidence
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Suffixes
Suffixes
-able
-age
-al
-ance
-ant
-arian
-ary
-dom
-ee
-er
-ese
-esque
-ess
-fold
-ful
-hood
-ify
-ion
-ish
-ism
-ist
-ista
-ite
-itis
-ize
-less
-let
-ling
-ly
-ment
-most
-ness
-oid
-or
-ous
-ship
Nearby words
encash
verb
encashment
noun
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noun
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noun
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verb
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