"-ancy" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Latin -antia, -entia, with influence from French -ance, French -ancie, Spanish -ancia, etc. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-antia}} Latin -antia, {{m|la|-entia}} -entia, {{cog|fr|-ance}} French -ance, {{cog|fr|-ancie}} French -ancie, {{cog|es|-ancia}} Spanish -ancia Head templates: {{head|en|suffix}} -ancy
  1. Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns conveying a condition or quality associated with the verb. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -ance Translations (a condition or quality): -ance (French), -ancie (French), -ância [feminine] (Portuguese)

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