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suffix
Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
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suffix
A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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suffix
A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane From Latin -ānus, which forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "belonging to" or "origin from". Doublet of English -an.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
