"-ance" meaning in French

See -ance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɑ̃s/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7--ance.wav Forms: -ances [plural]
Etymology: From Old French -ance, from Latin -antia and -entia. Compare Spanish -anza, -enza, Italian -anza, -enza, Portuguese -ança, -ença, Romanian -ință. Cognate to French -ence. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|-ance}} Old French -ance, {{der|fr|la|-antia}} Latin -antia, {{m|la|-entia}} -entia, {{cog|es|-anza}} Spanish -anza, {{m|es|-enza}} -enza, {{cog|it|-anza}} Italian -anza, {{m|it|-enza}} -enza, {{cog|pt|-ança}} Portuguese -ança, {{m|pt|-ença}} -ença, {{cog|ro|-ință}} Romanian -ință, {{cog|fr|-ence}} French -ence Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -ance f (plural -ances)
  1. -ance; forms abstract nouns Tags: feminine, morpheme Related terms: -ant, -ence
    Sense id: en--ance-fr-suffix-1~KL0hUn Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-antia"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -antia",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "-entia"
      },
      "expansion": "-entia",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-anza"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish -anza",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-enza"
      },
      "expansion": "-enza",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "-anza"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian -anza",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "-enza"
      },
      "expansion": "-enza",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "-ança"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese -ança",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "pt",
        "2": "-ença"
      },
      "expansion": "-ença",
      "name": "m"
    },
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        "1": "ro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Romanian -ință",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "fr",
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      },
      "expansion": "French -ence",
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    },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "-antia"
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      "expansion": "Latin -antia",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "-entia",
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Spanish -anza",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-enza"
      },
      "expansion": "-enza",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian -anza",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "-enza"
      },
      "expansion": "-enza",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "-ança"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese -ança",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "-ença"
      },
      "expansion": "-ença",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "-ință"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian -ință",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "-ence"
      },
      "expansion": "French -ence",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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    }
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        "French noun-forming suffixes",
        "French suffixes",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Old French",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links",
        "French terms with homophones"
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    },
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