-ENCE


Meaning of -ENCE in English

suffix forming nouns expressing: 1 a quality or state or an instance of one (patience; an impertinence). 2 an action (reference; reminiscence). [from or after F -ence f. L -entia, -antia (cf. -ANCE) f. pres. part. stem -ent-, -ant-]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.