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suffix

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Definitions

Suffix
  1. 1
    Having the shape or form of; looking like. morpheme

    "vermiform (“shaped like a worm”)"

  2. 2
    Related to formic acid in some way. morpheme

    "chloroform"

Synonyms

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assesqueishlikelyoid

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"vermiform (“shaped like a worm”)"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin -fōrmis (“having the form of”), from fōrma (“a form, contour, figure, shape, appearance, looks”).

Etymology 2

From formic, from Latin formica (“ant”).

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