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  -ency

  a noun suffix, equivalent to -ence:
• ency.
  ency.

  abbreviation

  encyclopedia.

-ency

¹ American  

1. a noun suffix, equivalent to -ence:

   consistency; dependency; exigency.

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ency. ² American  

Or encyc.,

abbreviation

1. encyclopedia.

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-ency British  

suffix

1. a variant of -ence

   fluency

   permanency

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Etymology

Origin of -ency

-ence + -y ³

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

ency.

See Duleau, “Notice sur Fresnel,” Revue ency. t. xxxix.;

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various