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Definitions

Suffix

1. 1
   decomposition or breakdown morpheme
2. 2
   dissolving morpheme
3. 3
   disintegration morpheme

Antonyms

All antonyms

genesis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “a loosening”). Compare lysis.

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