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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. -āde suf.

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In words taken from OF: (a) cooking terms, as fig(u)-ade a fig desert, pever-ade (cp. F poivr-ade) pepper sauce, sal-ade salad, greens; (b) bal-ade; citrin-ade a cosmetic; (c) in at least one ME……

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. -āǧēr suf.

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Only in agent nouns taken from Old French, as h)om-ager (from hom-age), mess-ager (from mess-age), pass-ager (from pass-age). …

6. -ail(le suf.

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

7. -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. …

8. -air(e suf.

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

9. -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……

10. -ard suf.

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In the adjs. bai-ard bay (horse), blanch-ard white (horse), and in the nouns bast-ard, bus-ard buzzard, dunce, cou-ard, trich-ard, taken from OF. …

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. -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-……

14. -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……

15. -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. …

16. -e)let suf.

Additional spellings: -let
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Derivational suffix in diminutives and affectionate terms: faunt-(e)let little child (from faunt child); tart-(e)let (from tarte tart); brac-elet, chap-(e)let. …

17. -ence 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 (e.g. absence, abstinence, accidence, adherence,……

18. -enǧer suf.

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Derivational suffix, late ME variant of -aǧer, forming a few agent nouns, as pass-enǧer, -inǧer, -anǧer beside pass-aǧer; mess-enǧer, -inǧer, -anǧer beside mess-aǧer; also herb-enǧer beside herb-eǧ……

19. -ē̆r(e suf.(1)

Additional spellings: -ere
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Forming agent nouns from nouns and verbs, esp. also names of persons engaged in a trade or profession. (a) Inherited from OE: e.g. bōk-ere scribe [OE bōc-ere, from bōc document, charter], salt-ere……

20. -e)rel suf.

Additional spellings: -rel
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Derivational suffix, partly with diminutive or affective force: cok-erel young cock, pik-erel (from pīk pike), dot-(e)rel foolish person (beside dot-ard); also mongrel, makerel, costerel bottle……

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