-ary

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Definition of -ary in English English dictionary

having the specified arity

of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also

order, ordinary.

Related Terms

n-ary

of, or relating to, n entities (where n is an arbitrary or large number)

Synonyms

-al, -ar, -ese, -ic, -id, -ish, -like, -oid, -ory, -ous, -y

Etymology

[ US usually "er-E whe ] (noun suffix.) From Latin adjective suffixes -aris and -arius