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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-ory1 ,suffix. - -ory is attached to nouns and verbs that end in -e to form adjectives with the meaning "of or relating to (the noun or verb mentioned)'':excrete + -ory → excretory (= of or relating to excreting);sense + -ory → sensory (= of or relating to the senses).
- -ory is also attached to certain roots to form adjectives with the meaning "providing or giving'':satisfact- + -ory → satisfactory (= giving satisfaction).
-ory2 ,suffix. - -ory is attached to roots to form nouns that refer to places or things that hold (the root), or places that are used for (the root):cremat- + -ory → crematory (= a place where bodies are cremated);observat(ion) + -ory → observatory (= place where observations of the heavens are made).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-ory ,- an adjective-forming suffix, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowed Latin words containing the suffix -tory1 (and its alternant -sory):excretory;sensory;statutory.
- Latin -ōrius, extracted from -tōrius -tory1; see -or2
- Anglo-French; Old French -oire
- Middle English -orie
- a suffix forming nouns denoting places or receptacles, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowed Latin words containing the suffix -tory2 (or its alternant -sory):crematory.
- Latin -ōrium, extracted from -tōrium -tory2; see -ory1, -or2
- Anglo-French; Old French -oire
- Middle English -orie
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ory suffix forming nouns - indicating a place for: observatory
- something having a specified use: directory
Etymology: via Old French -orie, from Latin -ōrium, -ōria -ory suffix forming adjectives - of or relating to; characterized by; having the effect of: contributory, promissory
Etymology: via Old French -orie, from Latin -ōrius |