-encesuffix
also -ance uk/ -əns/us/ -əns/-ence suffix (ACTION)
used to form nouns that refer to an action or series of actions:
violence (= violent actions)
a performance (= act of performing)
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Acting and acts
- (your) every move idiom
- -ation
- act/do sth on your own responsibility idiom
- action
- activity
- agency
- ant
- be up to sth idiom
- feel
- gambit
- give yourself over/up to sth
- go about sth
- go about your business idiom
- go through with sth
- hand
- initiative
- manoeuvre
- manoeuvring
- money
- up to
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-ence suffix (STATE)
used to form nouns that describe a state or quality:
her long absence (= period during which she was absent)
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Conditions and characteristics
- -ance
- -ancy
- -ness
- ability
- ambience
- attribute
- character
- complexion
- condition
- detail
- feature
- hallmark
- lineament
- local colour
- middle name
- mien
- nature
- resonate
- smack
- tenor
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