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1. -āble adj. suf.

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In words taken from OF (& L): (a) derived from verbs, with 'passive' meaning: accept-able, agre-able, am-able, blam-able, chaunge-able, forfet-able, fortun-able, honor-able, etc.; (b) derived from…

2. -acī(e suf.

Additional spellings: aci, asie, asi
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A suffix forming numerous abstract nouns denoting quality or condition, most of them directly borrowed from French or Anglo-Norman, some formed from Latin nouns in -atia or -acia (in some cases…

3. -ācle suf.

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Only in a few nouns taken from OF or L, as pinn-acle, tabern-acle.

4. -āǧe suf.

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In many nouns taken from OF, denoting states, actions, concretes, groups, rights, services, etc., e.g. avauntage, baggage, baronage, cariage, coinage, courage, cousinage, heritage, homage, langage,

5. -ail(le suf.

Additional spellings: -aille
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In action nouns from OF, as arivaille, bataille, espousaille, travail(le.

6. -ain(e suf.

Additional spellings: -aine
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In some adjs. and nouns taken from OF, as certain, germain, Romain; fontain(e, mountain(e.

7. -air(e suf.

Additional spellings: -aire
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In a number of adjs. & nouns taken from OF, as necessaire; adversaire, lapidaire, secretaire.

8. -āl suf.

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(a) In numerous adjs. taken from Latin, either directly or by way of Old French, as annu-al, -el, cordi-al, formal, -el, funer-al, gener-al, mort-al, natur-al, tempor-al, -el; (b) in a number of…

9. -ān suf.

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In several nouns taken from Latin, denoting persons, as Affrican, publican.

10. -āri(e suf.

Additional spellings: -arie
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In adjs. and nouns adopted from Latin: (a) adjs.: contrarie, necess-arie, secund-arie, solit-arie, volunt-arie, etc, ; (b) agent nouns: advers-arie, apothec-arie, secretarie; (c) other nouns…

11. -āt suf.(1)

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(a) In numerous ppls. taken from Latin ( ?& OF), e.g. cre-at, desol-at, determin-at, fortun-at, immacul-at, moder-at, ordin-at, priv-at, separ-at; (b) in several nouns (orig. ppls.) taken from Latin (…

12. -āt suf.(2)

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In several nouns taken from Latin: magistr-at, sen-at.

13. -āten verb suf.

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Examples are: cre-aten, desol-aten, equ-aten, fortun-aten, moder-aten, separ-aten.

14. -ātī̆f, -ātī̆ve adj. suf.

Additional spellings: -ative
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(a) In many (learned) adjs. taken from Latin or OF, as demonstr-atif, -ive, figur-atif, -ive, imagin-atif, -ive; -- often used as nouns; (b) in at least one adj. formed on the stem of an E verb: talk-

15. -ātǒur suf.

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(a) In many agent nouns from Latin (often by way of OF), e.g. cre-atour, cur-atour, dict-atour, fornic-atour, idol-atour, medi-atour, or-atour, salv-atour; (b) in equ-ator.

16. -aunce suf.

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A suffix forming numerous collective or abstract nouns denoting states, attitudes, or activities, most of them directly borrowed from French, some formed from Latin words in -antia- on the French…

17. -a(u)nsī(e suf.

Additional spellings: aunci, ancie, anci, aunsie, aunsi, ansie, ansi
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A suffix forming numerous abstract nouns of quality or state, usually modeled directly on a Latin original, such as elefancie, elegancie, infancie, preroganci, warancie, occasionally borrowed from…

18. -aunt suf.

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(a) In many pr.ppls. taken from OF, e.g. abound-a(u)nt, appar-a(u)nt, ard-a(u)nt, arrog-a(u)nt, charge-a(u)nt, ramp-aunt, -and, etc.; (b) in a number of nouns (orig. ppls.) adopted from OF, as…

19. -cī(e suf.

Additional spellings: ci, sie, si
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A suffix forming nouns, usually in words borrowed from French (such as artificie, benefice, malefice, marshalsie, minstralsie, prophecie, seneshalsie) or Latin (such as servicie), but occasionally…

20. -craci(e suf.

Additional spellings: craci, crasie, crasi
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A suffix in a few borrowed words denoting forms of polity and belonging to the philosophical domain: aristogracie, oligracie, timotracie.