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-craft

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See also: craft and Craft

English

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Etymology 1

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    From Middle English -craft, -creft, from Old English -cræft (art or skill in), from cræft (art, skill). More at craft.

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    -craft (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -crafts)

    1. A skill of a particular kind.
      Synonym: -work
      statecraft
      stagecraft
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    Etymology 2

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      From craft (vehicle, vessel).

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      -craft (noun-forming suffix, plural -craft or (nonstandard) -crafts)

      1. A vehicle of a particular type.
        aircraft
        hovercraft
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      Etymology 3

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        Back-formation from Minecraft; ultimately from etymology 1 above.

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        -craft (proper noun-forming suffix)

        1. A Minecraft mod or server with a particular theme.
          hermit + ‎-craft → ‎Hermitcraft
          security + ‎-craft → ‎SecurityCraft

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