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-ency

1
  1. a noun suffix, equivalent to -ence:

    consistency; dependency; exigency.



ency.

2
or encyc., encycl

abbreviation for

  1. encyclopedia.

-ency

suffix forming nouns

  1. a variant of -ence

    fluency

    permanency

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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

For an account of the researches to which this inquiry gave rise, reference may be made to the article by A. Voss in Ency.

Fuller bibliographical information will be found in the works already mentioned, in the articles in the Ency.

The historical method on which practically all the articles of the present edition of the Ency.

(partly retained here), is revised and supplemented by E. Kautzsch in the Ency.

For the wide range of temperature at Kbul in 24 hours, see Ency.

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