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-ance

  1. a suffix used to form nouns either from adjectives ending in -ant or from verbs:

    brilliance; appearance.



-ance

suffix forming nouns

  1. indicating an action, state or condition, or quality Compare -ence

    resemblance

    hindrance

    tenancy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ance1

Middle English < Old French < Latin -antia -ancy, equivalent to -ant- -ant + -ia -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ance1

via Old French from Latin -antia; see -ancy
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Example Sentences

The Herald-Dispatch reports 33-year-old Ance Matthew Marcum was extradited Friday to a Barboursville jail on charges including negligent homicide.

The script includes helpful stage direction, and it might have been nice if someone had said it out loud: “This is a theatrical séance. … We will try and fail and try again and ask for a commitment to our fellow humans sharing our air.”

This would enable insur­ance providers and individual patients to shop around for the best deals.

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According to ANCE, the Italian construction businessmen association, profits in the industry have dropped by 90% since 2007.

Dutch society has fought for and achieved an enviable work-life bal­ance.

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