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READ THESE ARTICLESDefinition of -ence in English:
-ence
suffix
1Forming nouns denoting a quality or an instance of it.
‘impertinence’2Forming nouns denoting an action or its result.
‘reference’‘reminiscence’
Origin
From French -ence, from Latin -entia, -antia (from present participial stems -ent-, -ant-). Since the 16th century many inconsistencies have occurred in the use of -ence and -ance.
Pronunciation
-ence
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