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A suffix used to form nouns of state or quality (accuracy; piracy; supremacy), or an instance of it (conspiracy; fallacy).

See: -cracy.

Origin: a branch of the suffix -cy from or influenced by French -acie, Latin -acia or -atia, or Greek -ateia

(06 Feb 2009)

acute yellow atrophy of the liver, acutifoliate, acutilobate < Prev | Next > acyanotic, acyclic, acyclic acid

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