-ency Definition

ənsē, 'nsē
suffix
Condition or quality.
Complacency.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Encyclopedia.
Webster's New World
affix
Dependency, emergency, efficiency.
Webster's New World

Origin of -ency

  • Middle English variant of -ence -ence

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • L -entia

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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