单词 | -atory |
释义 | -atorya combination of -ate1 and -ory1 or -ory2, used infrequently as an independent suffix with the same senses as -ory1 and -ory2: affirmatory; observatory. Origin of -atory<Latin -ātōrius,-a,-um, originally the termination of adjectives formed with -tōrius (see -tory1, -tory2) and verbs whose stems ended in -ā-; reanalyzed in English in the same way as -ator Words nearby -atoryatopognosia, atopy, -ator, atorvastatin, atorvastatin calcium, -atory, atoxic, ATP, at pains, be at, ATPase, at peace Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for -atory-atory suffix forming adjectivesof, relating to, characterized by, or serving tocirculatory; exploratory; migratory; explanatory Word Origin for -atoryfrom Latin -ātōrius; see -ate 1, -ory ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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