Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- suffix Native or resident of.
- suffix Descendant of.
- suffix Adherent or follower of.
- suffix A part of an organ, body, or bodily part.
- suffix Rock; mineral.
- suffix Fossil.
- suffix Product.
- suffix A commercial product.
- suffix A salt or ester of an acid named with an adjective ending in -ous:
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -ītēs, -īta, from Greek -ītēs.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Alteration of –ate.]
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