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11/14/2004
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-a (camera)
 Definition
thing
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-a (bacteria)
 Definition
things
Term
-able (capable)
 Definition
able
Term
-abil (ability)
 Definition
able
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-ible (intangible)
 Definition
able
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-ibil (inability)
 Definition
able
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-ac (tenacious)
 Definition
pertaining to (Unwilling to let go of an idea or a plan. Stubborn. Unwilling to let go something)
Term
-ac (zodiac)
 Definition
thing
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-acle (miracle)
 Definition
thing
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-ade (decade)
 Definition
thing
Term
-age (appendage)
 Definition
thing
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-al (adrenal)
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pertaining to
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-eal (lineal)
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pertaining to
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-ual (sexual)
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ial (perennial)
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al (principal)
 Definition
person
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-al (animal)
 Definition
thing
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-el (sequel)
 Definition
thing
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-ial (testimonial)
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thing
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-an (Anglican)
 Definition
follower
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-ian (Christian)
 Definition
follower
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-an (American)
 Definition
inhabitant
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-ian (Martian)
 Definition
inhabitant
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-ian (equestrian)
 Definition
person
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-an (metropolitan)
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pertaining to
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-ian (civilian)
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pertaining to
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-an (protozoan)
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thing
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-ian (planarian)
 Definition
thing (A type of flatworm)
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-ance (appearance)
 Definition
thing
Term
-ence (abstinence)
 Definition
thing
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-ancy (pregnancy)
 Definition
condition
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-ency (potency)
 Definition
condition
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-ane (butane)
 Definition
hydrocarbon
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-ant (arrogant)
 Definition
having a condition
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-ent (confident)
 Definition
having a condition
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-ant (applicant)
 Definition
person
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-ent (dependent)
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person
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-ant (pendant)
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thing
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-ent (nutrient)
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thing
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-ar (angular)
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pertaining to
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-ar (molar)
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thing
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-archy (anarchy)
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rule (without rule)
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-ary (judiciary)
 Definition
"person, thing"
Term
-ary (monetary)
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ate (accumulate)
 Definition
to do
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-ate (ornate)
 Definition
characterized by (Extremely decorated. Florid)
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-ate (nitrate)
 Definition
chemical
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-ate (duplicate)
 Definition
"person, thing"
Term
-ation (compensation)
 Definition
"process, result"
Term
-ition (nutrition)
 Definition
"process, result"
Term
-tion (abstention)
 Definition
"process, result" (The practice of not doing something. The act of not voting on some issue)
Term
-ator (animator)
 Definition
doer
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-atory (migratory)
 Definition
pertaining to
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-atory (purgatory)
 Definition
place
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-itory (dormitory)
 Definition
place
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-tory (territory)
 Definition
place
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-ory (armory)
 Definition
place
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-ber (October)
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month
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-ember (September)
 Definition
month
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-cide (genocide)
 Definition
killer (The killing off a race. The killing off of a political or cultural group)
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-icide (suicide)
 Definition
killer
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-cide ()
 Definition
killing
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-icide
 Definition
killing
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-cide
 Definition
poison
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-icide (fungicide)
 Definition
poison
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-cidal (homicidal)
 Definition
tending to kill
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-icidal (suicidal)
 Definition
tending to kill
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-cracy (bureaucracy)
 Definition
rule
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-ocracy (democracy)
 Definition
rule
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-cy (legitimacy)
 Definition
thing
Term
-d (compound)
 Definition
to do
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-e (accomplice)
 Definition
person
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-e (airplane)
 Definition
thing
Term
-e (amuse)
 Definition
to do
Term
-e (complete)
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ed (connected)
 Definition
done
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-ee (employee)
 Definition
person done to
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-en (golden)
 Definition
characterized by
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-ene (benzene)
 Definition
carbon chemical
Term
-er (announcer)
 Definition
doer
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-ier (terrier)
 Definition
doer (dogs that like to dig)
Term
-er (gender)
 Definition
thing
Term
-ter (trimester)
 Definition
thing
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-er (generate)
 Definition
to do
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-ess (princess)
 Definition
woman
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-et (duet)
 Definition
thing
Term
-ette (majorette)
 Definition
woman
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-ful (respectful)
 Definition
full of
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-fy (satisfy)
 Definition
to make
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-ify (pacify)
 Definition
to make
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-gen (nonagenarian)
 Definition
tens (someone in their 90s)
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-gin (septuagint)
 Definition
tens (The ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament of the Bible, which was supposed to have been translated by seventy translators)
Term
-hood (fatherhood)
 Definition
condition
Term
-i (nuclei)
 Definition
things
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-ia (acrophobia)
 Definition
condition
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-a (Indiana)
 Definition
place
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-ia (Indonesia)
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place
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-ia (encyclopedia)
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"thing, things"
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-ic (metallic)
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pertaining to
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-tic (plastic)
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pertaining to
Term
-iac (aphrodisiac)
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substance (A drug that increases sexual desire)
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-ic (plastic)
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substance
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-ic (music)
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thing
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-iac (insomniac)
 Definition
sufferer
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-ic (lunatic)
 Definition
sufferer
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-tic
 Definition
sufferer
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-ic (Catholic)
 Definition
person
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-tic (agnostic)
 Definition
person
Term
-ic (mimic)
 Definition
to do
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-ical (musical)
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pertaining to
Term
-ician (musician)
 Definition
specialist
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-icist (physicist)
 Definition
specialist
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-icle (cuticle)
 Definition
little
Term
-ics (mechanics)
 Definition
skill
Term
-tics (mathematics)
 Definition
skill
Term
-id (bicuspid)
 Definition
thing
Term
-id (putrid)
 Definition
pertaining to (rotten)
Term
-ide (bromide)
 Definition
chemical
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-ific (scientific)
 Definition
pertaining to making
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-ile (fertile)
 Definition
pertaining to
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-le (principle)
 Definition
thing
Term
-ile (automobile)
 Definition
thing
Term
-illo (armadillo)
 Definition
little
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-in (toxin)
 Definition
substance
Term
-ine (canine)
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ine (iodine)
 Definition
substance
Term
-ing (pending)
 Definition
doing
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-ino (neutrino)
 Definition
little (An elementary particle with no measurable mass and no electrical charge that interacts only weakly with other particles)
Term
-ion (attraction)
 Definition
process
Term
-ion (affection)
 Definition
thing
Term
-ior (interior)
 Definition
pertaining to
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-is (dermis)
 Definition
thing
Term
-ish (Irish)
 Definition
nationality
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-ish (devilish)
 Definition
similar to
Term
-ish (replenish)
 Definition
to do
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-isk (asterisk)
 Definition
little
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-ism (autism)
 Definition
condition (auto- self; -ism condition )
Term
-ism (atheism)
 Definition
doctrine
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-ism (organism)
 Definition
thing
Term
-ist (zoologist)
 Definition
person
Term
-istry (chemistry)
 Definition
skill
Term
-it (inhabit)
 Definition
to do
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-it (explicit)
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ite (nitrite)
 Definition
chemical
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-ite (socialite)
 Definition
person
Term
-ite (dendrite)
 Definition
substance (A branching structure of a nerve cell that receives impulses)
Term
-ite (composite)
 Definition
characterized by (Made of different parts)
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-itis (hepatitis)
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-ity (opportunity)
 Definition
"thing, condition"
Term
-ty (specialty)
 Definition
"thing, condition"
Term
-ive (native)
 Definition
person
Term
-ive (locomotive)
 Definition
thing
Term
-ive (attractive)
 Definition
tending to do
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-ix (appendix)
 Definition
thing
Term
-ze (analyze)
 Definition
to do
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-ize (hypnotize)
 Definition
to do
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-le (peddler)
 Definition
to do
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-less (priceless)
 Definition
without
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-like (godlike)
 Definition
similar to
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-ling (earthling, duckling)
 Definition
"person, thing"
Term
-logy (microbiology)
 Definition
science
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-ology (neurology)
 Definition
science
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-logy (eulogy)
 Definition
"writing, speaking"
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-ology (mythology)
 Definition
"writing, speaking"
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-ly (biweekly)
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ly (perfectly)
 Definition
in the manner of
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-man (foreman)
 Definition
person
Term
-mancy (necromancy)
 Definition
divination (The practice predicting the future based on communication with the spirits of dead people)
Term
-mania (megalomania)
 Definition
enthusiasm (An exaggerated feeling of importance. Delusions of grandeur)
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-ment (basement)
 Definition
"process, result"
Term
-ness (consciousness)
 Definition
condition
Term
-o (portfolio)
 Definition
thing
Term
-o (soprano)
 Definition
person
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-oid (humanoid)
 Definition
similar to
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-oid (planetoid)
 Definition
thing similar to
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-ole (aureole)
 Definition
little thing (A halo. A circle of light around a head in a painting. A glow around the sun or moon)
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-ule (ovule)
 Definition
little thing
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-oma (carcinoma)
 Definition
tumor
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-on (matron)
 Definition
person
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-on (neutron)
 Definition
thing
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-on (iron)
 Definition
element
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-one (hormone)
 Definition
chemical
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-or (animator)
 Definition
doer
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-ous (odorous)
 Definition
characterized by
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-ious (precious)
 Definition
characterized by
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-uous (conspicuous)
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characterized by
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-pathy (retinopathy)
 Definition
disease
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-phone (telephone)
 Definition
sound instrument
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-rrhea (diarrhea)
 Definition
excessive flow condition
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-ry (mammary)
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ry (ancestry)
 Definition
thing
Term
-es (spectacles)
 Definition
plural
Term
-s (pliers)
 Definition
plural
Term
-scope (telescope)
 Definition
looking instrument
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-ship (dictatorship)
 Definition
condition
Term
-sis (pertussis)
 Definition
condition
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-osis (hypnosis)
 Definition
condition
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-sis (synopsis)
 Definition
thing
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-sis (diagnosis)
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process
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-stasis (hemostatis)
 Definition
stoppage
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-t (convict)
 Definition
person
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-t (salt)
 Definition
thing
Term
-t (respect)
 Definition
to do
Term
-itude (altitude)
 Definition
condition
Term
-tude (attitude)
 Definition
condition
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-tuple (quintuple)
 Definition
group
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-ue (demagogue)
 Definition
person (A leader who uses passionate and emotional speeches to obtain power through public support)
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-ue (dialogue)
 Definition
thing
Term
-ue (continue)
 Definition
to do
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-ular (perpendicular)
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ium (helium)
 Definition
substance
Term
-um (aluminum)
 Definition
substance
Term
-ium (millenium)
 Definition
thing
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-um (spectrum)
 Definition
thing
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-ure (compusure)
 Definition
thing
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-ture (conjecture)
 Definition
thing (An opinion formed by guessing. A hypothesis)
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-iture (expenditure)
 Definition
thing
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-ature (legislature)
 Definition
thing
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-ure (manufacture)
 Definition
to do
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-urgy (metallurgy)
 Definition
technology
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-us (circus)
 Definition
thing
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-y (autopsy)
 Definition
activity
Term
-y (symmetry)
 Definition
condition
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-y (armory)
 Definition
thing
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-y (earthy)
 Definition
similar to
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-y (salty)
 Definition
pertaining to
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-yl (ethyl)
 Definition
chemical
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