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-aceous

suffix · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈeɪ.ʃəs/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃəs

1

suffix

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, resembling or containing the thing suffixed

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

suffix

Meaning 2

Belonging to a taxonomic family or other group

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Suffixal construction from (1) Latin ‐āceus (“belonging to, of the nature of”) + -ous, from oblique stem of -āx, -ācis + -eus and (2) -acea + -ous. Also variant of -acious.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: -aci — of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed
  • Portuguese: -áceo — of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed
  • Spanish: -áceo — of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed
  • Catalan: -aci — belonging to a taxonomic family or other group
  • Portuguese: -áceo — belonging to a taxonomic family or other group
  • Spanish: -áceo — belonging to a taxonomic family or other group