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-ory
1an adjective-forming suffix, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowed Latin words containing the suffix -tory1 (and its alternant -sory): excretory; sensory; statutory.
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-ory
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. 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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| -ory1 | |
| —suffix forming nouns | |
| 1. | indicating a place for: observatory |
| 2. | something having a specified use: directory |
| [via Old French -orie, from Latin -ōrium, -ōria] | |
| -ory2 | |
| —suffix forming adjectives | |
| of or relating to; characterized by; having the effect of: contributory; promissory | |
| [via Old French -orie, from Latin -ōrius] | |
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