Definitions

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  • suffix A section or segment.
  • suffix An instrument for cutting.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek  (-tomon, "that cuts"), from to cut (temnein)

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From Ancient Greek  (tomē, "a cutting"), from to cut (temnein)

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