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Origin
-ty
1
a
suffix
of numerals denoting multiples of ten:
twenty; thirty.
Origin:
Middle English;
Old English
-tig;
cognate with
Old Frisian
-tich,
German
-zig,
Old Norse
-tigr,
Gothic
-tigjus
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quincunx
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Dictionary.com Unabridged
-ty
2
a
suffix
occurring in
nouns
of Latin origin, denoting quality, state, etc.:
unity; enmity.
Origin:
Middle English
-te
(
e
) <
Old French
-te
(
t
) <
Latin
-tātem,
accusative of
-tās
Ty.
Territory.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Word Origin & History
-ty
suffix used in forming abstract nouns from adjectives (safety, surety, etc.), M.E. -te, from O.Fr. -te, from L. -tatem (-tas, gen. -tatis), cognate with Gk. -tes, Skt. -tati-.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ty
Tahitian
TY
they (shortwave transmission)
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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