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-Ance
- - A suffix signifying action; also, quality or state; as, assistance, resistance, appearance, elegance. See -ancy.
-Ancy
- - A suffix expressing more strongly than -ance the idea of quality or state; as, constancy, buoyancy, infancy.
-Arch
- - A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).
-Ence
- - A noun suffix signifying action, state, or quality; also, that which relates to the action or state; as in emergence, diffidence, diligence, influence, difference, excellence. See -ance.
-Ency
- - A noun suffix having much the same meaning as -ence, but more commonly signifying the quality or state; as, emergency, efficiency. See -ancy.
Abaca
- noun - a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
- Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
Abaci
- noun - a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
- a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
Aback
- adverb - by surprise; "taken aback by the caustic remarks"
- having the wind against the forward side of the sails; "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback"
Acock
- - In a cocked or turned up fashion.