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-orial

-orial

a suffix used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -tor or -tory2: gladiatorial; purgatorial.

Origin:
Middle English -oriale. See -or2, -ory2, -al1
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-orial is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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