a noun suffix equivalent to -ance , corresponding to the suffix -ent in adjectives: abstinence; continence; dependence; difference.
[ ME -entia, equiv. to -ent- -ENT + -ia -Y 3 ]
a noun suffix equivalent to -ance , corresponding to the suffix -ent in adjectives: abstinence; continence; dependence; difference.
[ ME -entia, equiv. to -ent- -ENT + -ia -Y 3 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012