-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

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ency¹

-ence + -y ³

Example Sentences

Whether this is the shell represented in the Ency.

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In the disposition of its markings, it approaches near to the shell represented in the Ency.

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M. Lamarck is, I think, mistaken in the synonyms of this shell, which is represented in the Ency.

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I have no doubt that the bird we saw is the same as Bougainville procured, and from which a description has been given in the Ency.

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This bird is common to the Strait as well as to Chil�e, and is probably Byron's 'Painted Duck,' and the Anser pictus of the Ency.

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