I. -ance / ə ns/ BrE AmE , -ence suffix [in nouns]
[ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin -antia , from -ant ; ⇨ ↑ -ant ]
the action, state, or quality of doing something or of being something:
his sudden appearance (=he appeared suddenly)
her brilliance (=she is ↑ brilliant )
II. -ence / ə ns/ BrE AmE suffix [in nouns]
another form of the suffix ↑ -ance :
existence
occurrence