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-ry

-ry

variant of -ery: heraldry; husbandry; dentistry; tenantry; jewelry.

Origin:
Middle English -rie < Old French; short form of -ery
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-ry is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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-ry
 
suffix forming nouns
a variant of -ery : dentistry

-ery or -ry
 
suffix forming nouns
1.  indicating a place of business or some other activity: bakery; brewery; refinery
2.  indicating a class or collection of things: cutlery; greenery
3.  indicating qualities or actions collectively: snobbery; trickery
4.  indicating a practice or occupation: husbandry
5.  indicating a state or condition: slavery
 
[from Old French -erie; see -er1, -y³]
 
-ry or -ry
 
suffix forming nouns
 
[from Old French -erie; see -er1, -y³]

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