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Definition of -ium in English: -iumsuffixɪəm 1Forming nouns adopted unchanged from Latin (such as alluvium) or based on Latin or Greek words (such as euphonium). 2Forming names of metallic elements. 3Denoting a region of the body. 4Denoting a biological structure.
Origin Modern Latin in sense 2, sense 3, sense 4, via Latin from Greek -ion. Definition of -ium in US English: -iumsuffix 1Forming nouns adopted unchanged from Latin (such as alluvium) or based on Latin or Greek words (such as euphonium). 2Forming names of metallic elements. 3Denoting a region of the body. 4Denoting a biological structure.
Origin Modern Latin in -ium (sense 2, -ium sense 3, -ium sense 4), via Latin from Greek -ion. |