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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.


ency. 2 American  
Or encyc.,

abbreviation

  1. encyclopedia.


-ency British  

suffix

  1. a variant of -ence

    fluency

    permanency

"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

Etymology

Origin of -ency

-ence + -y 3

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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

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