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suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -age | action, condition |
| -al | having, pertaining to, like |
| -acy/-cy | state, quality |
| -an | agent or performer |
| -ance/-ence | state of being |
| -ant/-ent | agent or performer |
| -er/-or | agent or performer |
| -ary/-ery/-ory/-ry | place where |
| -dom | domain, condition |
| -ian | pertaining to |
| -ic/ics | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition of, belief/practice |
| -ist/-yst | person who |
| -ite | product, part |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ity/-ty/-y | state, quality |
| -ive | quality, result, relating to |
| -ment | action, state of being |
| -ness | state of being, condition |
| -ology | study of |
| -oma | growth |
| -ship | state of being, condition |
| -sis | action, result |
| -sion/-tion/-ation | the act of |
| -ure | pertaining to |