suffix
Example Sentences
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PS: The Nightshade suffix refers to an exterior trim grade that bundles together the blacked-out grille, badging, 20-inch wheels, mirror caps, door handles, roof pillars and lower rear bumper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
It comes from the Welsh pwdu, meaning to sulk, which itself originated with the English word pout, combined with the Welsh verb-forming suffix -u.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025
The word “logic” comes from the Greek term “logos” which is the root for our suffix -ology.
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024
And because Jefferson's original moniker was spelled as Megalonyx, any other subsequent spellings of the name, like some that utilize the -onix suffix, are incorrect.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024
NOTE.—This suffix, except when signifying an idiom, is found only in words of Greek origin.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
