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Definition of ance in English English dictionary

Alternative spelling of once

A suffix signifying action; also, quality or state; as, assistance, resistance, appearance, elegance

Related Terms

-ance

A process or action

-ance

Added to the stem of a verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb

Etymology

(noun suffix.) Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -antia, from -ant-, -ans -ant + -ia -y.