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a suffix used to form nouns either from adjectives ending in -ant or from verbs: brilliance; appearance.
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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Words nearby -ance
Anbesol, anbury, ANC, Ancaeus, Ancaster, -ance, ancestor, ancestor worship, ancestral, ancestress, ancestry
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British Dictionary definitions for -ance
-ance
-ancy
suffix forming nouns
indicating an action, state or condition, or qualityhindrance; tenancy; resemblance Compare -ence
Word Origin for -ance
via Old French from Latin -antia; see -ancy
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