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Nominalization (Nominalizzazione)·Adjective → Noun: -enza (1)
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The suffix -enza (feminine) converts adjectives (often -ente/-ante) into abstract nouns. It often corresponds to English '-ence' or '-ance'.

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The noun from 'competente' (competent) is:

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