-ENCE


Meaning of -ENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun suffix ]

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -entia, from -ent-, -ens, present participle ending + -ia -y (II)

1. : action or process

emerg ence

: instance of an action or process

refer ence

2. : quality or state

despond ence

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.