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Suffixes Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -en, -ify, -fy, -ize, -ise | become; make |
| -ly | how something is |
| -acy | state or quality |
| -ance, -ence | state or quality of |
| -dom | place or state of being |
| -er, -or, -ist, -ian, -eer | one who |
| -ism | belief |
| -ment | condition of |
| -ness, -ion, -sion, -tion | state of being |
| o-logy | study of |
| -age | result of an action |
| -hood | condition of being |
| -ary | place for; collection of; one who |
| -ship | act or skill of, condition, rank, group of |
| -able, -ible | able to be; capable of |
| -ful | full of |
| -ic, -al, -ial, -ical | relating to |
| -lous, -ous | characterized by; full of; having |
| -ish | having the quality of |
| -less | without |