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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-arian /-ˈeɪriən/USA pronunciation suffix. - -arian is attached to some nouns and adjectives that end in -ary to form personal nouns: library + -arian → librarian;
seminary + -arian → seminarian;
veterinary + -arian → veterinarian. - -arian is also attached to some roots to form nouns with the meaning "a person who supports, calls for, or practices the principles of (the root noun)'': authority + -arian → authoritarian (= one who believes in central authority);
totality + -arian → totalitarian (= one who believes in total governmental rule).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -arian suffix forming nouns - indicating a person or thing that advocates, believes, or is associated with something: vegetarian, millenarian, librarian
Etymology: from Latin -ārius -ary + -an Ar•i•an (âr′ē ən, ar′-),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to Arius or Arianism.
n. - an adherent of Arianism.
- Late Latin Ariānus of, pertaining to Arius; see -an
- 1525–35
- Aryan.
-arian, - a suffix forming personal nouns corresponding to Latin adjectives ending in -ārius or English adjectives or nouns ending in -ary (librarian;
proletarian;
Rotarian;
seminarian;
sexagenarian;
veterinarian);
subsequently productive in English with other Latinate stems, forming nouns denoting a person who supports, advocates, or practices a doctrine, theory, or set of principles associated with the base word:authoritarian; totalitarian;vegetarian.
- Latin -āri(us) or -ary + -an
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