suffix

  • 131-ally — suffix forming adverbs from adjectives in al (cf. AL, LY(2), ICALLY). * * * (ə)lē, (ə)li adverb suffix Etymology: al (I) + ly : ly II semantically in adverbs formed from adjectives in …

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  • 132-cle — suffix forming (orig. diminutive) nouns (article; particle). Etymology: as CULE * * * cle1 a suffix found in French loanwords of Latin origin, originally diminutive nouns, and later in adaptations of words borrowed directly from Latin or in Neo… …

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