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Definitions of -ance word

suffix forming noun -ance indicating an action, state or condition, or quality 3
noun -ance the act or process of ____ing 3
noun -ance the quality or state of being 3
noun -ance a thing that ____s 3
noun -ance a thing that is ____ed 3
suffix -ance Added to the stem of a verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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