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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: Middle English -orie <
Anglo-French; Old French -oire <
Latin -ōrium, extracted from
-tōrium -tory2; see
-ory1,
-or2
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World English Dictionary
| -ory1 |
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| —suffix forming nouns |
| 1. | indicating a place for: observatory |
| 2. | something having a specified use: directory |
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| [via Old French -orie, from Latin -ōrium, -ōria] |
| -ory2 |
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| —suffix forming adjectives |
| of or relating to; characterized by; having the effect of: contributory; promissory |
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| [via Old French -orie, from Latin -ōrius] |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ORY
Orly Airport (Paris, France) |
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