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-ine

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a suffix of adjectives of Greek or Latin origin, meaning “of or pertaining to,” “of the nature of,” “made of,” “like”: asinine; crystalline; equine; marine.
Compare -in 1 .

Origin:
< L -īnus, -inus < Gk -inos

-ine

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1. a suffix, of no assignable meaning, appearing in nouns of Greek, Latin, or French origin: doctrine; famine; routine.
2. a noun suffix used particularly in chemical terms (bromine; chlorine), and esp. in names of basic substances (amine; aniline; caffeine; quinine; quinoline). Compare -in 2 .
3. a suffix of feminine nouns (heroine), given names (Clementine), and titles (landgravine).
Compare -ina.

Origin:
< F < L -ina, orig. fem. of -inus; also repr. Gk -inē, fem. n. suffix
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-ine 2
suff.

  1. or -in A chemical substance: bromine, amine, quinine.

  2. Amino acid: glycine.

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Ine

also spelled Ini Anglo-Saxon king of the West Saxons, or Wessex, from 688 to 726. One of the most powerful West Saxon rulers before Alfred the Great, Ine was the first West Saxon king to issue a code of laws, which are an important source for the structure of early English society.

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