-ence
a noun suffix equivalent to -ance, corresponding to the suffix -ent in adjectives: abstinence; continence; dependence; difference .
-ence
suffix
indicating an action, state, condition, or quality benevolence, residence, patience
word origin
via old french from latin -entia, from -ēns, present participial ending
-ence
see -ance.
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