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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. -ācle suf.

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

3. -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,……

4. -ail(le suf.

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

5. -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. …

6. -air(e suf.

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

7. -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……

8. -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 (……

9. -āt suf.(2)

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

10. -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-……

11. -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……

12. -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. …

13. -fī(-en suf.

Additional spellings: -fi
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Suffix in verbs taken from OF, e.g. ede-fīen (1340), glōri-fīen (1340), seinte-fīen (1390), ampli-fīen, falsi-fīen, recti-fīen. In late ME the suffix became productive, e.g. clene-fī-en make clean……

14. -iāl suf.

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Derivational suffix in borrowed adjectives: bestial, celestial, cordial, material, etc.; also in nouns from such adjectives; rarely in new formations in ME: genealogial, terrestrial, etc. …

15. -ī̆ble suf.

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Derivational suffix in adjectives from Latin or Old French: convertible, digestible, forcible, impossible, terrible, etc.; also in ME derivatives: credibli, impossiblenesse, pesibli, unpossible……

16. -icā̆l suf.

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Derivational suffix in adjectives from Latin or Old French: canonical, musical, etc.; in ME derivatives: gramaticalli, etc.; and in adjectives probably formed in ME: comical, domestical,……

17. -ī(e suf.(4)

Additional spellings: -ie
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A derivational suffix in abstract and collective nouns: (a) from OF or L, e.g., auncestrie, compaignie, comedie, felonie, heresie, ipocrisie, jelousie, policie, ribaudie; (b) rarely in ME……

18. -ī(e suf.(5)

Additional spellings: -ie
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A reduced form of -if, -ive, as in hasti(e, joli(e, etc. …

19. -ien suf.(1)

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A derivational suffix in nouns and adjectives, indicating place of origin, occupation, religion, or association with a country, person, planet, etc.: (a) in words from OF or ML: Arabien, cirurgien,……

20. -ī̆f, -ī̆ve suf.

Additional spellings: -ive
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A derivational suffix in adjectives, adverbs, and nouns: (a) basically from OF, e.g., adoptif, hastif, jolif, baillif, caitif, fugitif; (b) basically from L, e.g., aggregatif, attractif, digestif,……

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