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-ence

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Definitions of -ence word

  • suffix -ence -ence and -ency are added to adjectives, usually in place of -ent, to form nouns referring to states, qualities, attitudes, or behaviour. For example, 'affluence' is the state of being affluent. 0
  • suffix forming noun -ence indicating an action, state, condition, or quality 0
  • noun -ence act, fact, quality, state, result, or degree 0
  • suffix -ence (non-productive) Same as -ance; having the state or condition of. 0

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Parts of speech for -ence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

-ence popularity

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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