Standard Lemma guide

-alia

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

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suffix

Meaning 1

Objects associated with a particular thing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • kitchenalia

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

suffix

Meaning 2

Appears in the names of Roman festivals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Qualifier: occurs in loanwords from Latin

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the noun paraphernalia.

From Latin -ālia.