| 单词 | -cracy |
| 释义 | -cracya combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek (aristocracy; democracy); on this model used, with the meaning “rule,” “government,” “governing body,” to form abstract nouns from stems of other origin: mobocracy; bureaucracy. Compare -crat. Origin of -cracy<Middle French -cracie (now -cratie) <Late Latin -cratia<Greek -kratia, equivalent to krát(os) rule, strength, might (akin to hard) + -ia-y3 Words nearby -cracycrackup, crack willow, cracky, cracovienne, Cracow, -cracy, cradle, cradleboard, cradle cap, cradle roof, cradle scythe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for -cracy-cracy n combining formindicating a type of government or ruleplutocracy; mobocracy See also -crat Word Origin for -cracyfrom Greek -kratia, from kratos power 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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