-ory
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- -or + -y
- From Middle English -orie, from the Latin adjective suffix -tōrius.[1]
- From the Latin noun suffix -tōrium.[2]
Suffix[edit]
-ory
- of or pertaining to, serving for; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns but also verbs, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also[1]
- that which pertains to, or serves for; noun suffix appended to various words[2]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “-ory”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “-ory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.