-rel

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See also: rel, rel., and REL

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French -erel, -erelle.

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-rel

  1. pejorative suffix
    waste + ‎-rel → ‎wastrel
  2. diminutive suffix
    cock + ‎-rel → ‎cockerel

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