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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-acity, - suffix. -acity is attached to some roots to form nouns, with the meaning "tendency toward;
abundance in:''tenacity (from ten- "hold on'' + -acity) = tendency toward holding on.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-acity, - a complex noun suffix meaning "quality of '' or "abounding in the characteristic of,'' appearing in loanwords from Latin:tenacity.
- Middle English -acite Latin -ācitāt- (stem of -ācitās). See -acious, -ity
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