ency

1 of 2

abbreviation

variants or encyc

encyclopedia

-ency

2 of 2

noun suffix

: quality or state

despondency

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Noun suffix

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

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-ency

noun suffix

-en·cy

ən-sē,

ᵊn-

plural -encies

: quality or state

despondency

Etymology

Noun suffix

derived from Latin -entia (noun suffix)

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