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-ency

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. -ency (noun suffix)
  2. ency (abbreviation)

-ency

noun suffix

Definition of -ENCY

: quality or state <despondency>

Origin of -ENCY

Middle English -encie, from Latin -entia — more at -ence

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