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  • 101-ama — aff. var. of orama: rollerama; Futurama[/ex] …

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  • 102-ance — aff. a suffix used to form nouns either from adjectives in ant or from verbs: brilliance; appearance[/ex] • Etymology: ME < OF < L …

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  • 103-ancy — aff. a combination of ance and y used to form nouns denoting state or quality: brilliancy[/ex] • Etymology: < L antia= ant ant+ ia y III …

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  • 104-androus — aff. a combining form meaning “having husbands” or “having stamens” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: polyandrous[/ex] • Etymology: < Gk andros, adj. der. ofanḗr. See andro , ous …

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  • 105-andry — aff. a combining form occurring in nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in androus: polyandry[/ex] • Etymology: < Gk andria. See androus, y III …

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  • 106-anthous — aff. a combining form meaning “having flowers” of the type or number specified by the initial element: polyanthous[/ex] • Etymology: < Gk, adj. der. of ánthos flower; see ous …

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  • 107-arama — aff. var. of orama: foodarama; dancearama[/ex] …

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  • 108-archy — aff. a combining form meaning “rule,”“government,” forming abstract nouns usu. corresponding to personal nouns ending in arch: monarchy; oligarchy[/ex] • Etymology: ME archie < L archia < Gk …

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  • 109-aria — aff. a suffix occurring in scientific terms of Latin origin, esp. in names of biological genera and groups: filaria[/ex] • Etymology: < L: fem. sing. or neut. pl. of ārius ary …

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  • 110-art — aff. var. of ard: braggart[/ex] …

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