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an 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.
Origin:
ME -orie < AF; OF -oire < L -ōrius, extracted from -tōrius -tory 1 ; see -or 2

-ory

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a suffix forming nouns denoting places or receptacles, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowed Latin words containing the suffix -tory2 (or its alternant -sory): crematory.
Origin:
ME -orie < AF; OF -oire < L -ōrium, extracted from -tōrium -tory 2 ; see -ory 1 , -or 2
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Orly Airport (Paris, France)
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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