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    This document lists and defines common suffixes used in the English language to modify nouns, verbs, and adjectives. For nouns, suffixes like -acy, -al, -ance/-ence, and -ity are provided with examples. For verbs, suffixes such as -ate, -en, -ify/-fy, and -ize/-ise are defined. Adjective suffixes like -able/-ible, -al, -ful, and -ish are also explained with accompanying examples. The document concisely outlines common morphological suffixes in English and their basic meanings to modify parts of speech.

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    This document lists and defines common suffixes used in the English language to modify nouns, verbs, and adjectives. For nouns, suffixes like -acy, -al, -ance/-ence, and -ity are provided with examples. For verbs, suffixes such as -ate, -en, -ify/-fy, and -ize/-ise are defined. Adjective suffixes like -able/-ible, -al, -ful, and -ish are also explained with accompanying examples. The document concisely outlines common morphological suffixes in English and their basic meanings to modify parts of speech.

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    Suffix Meaning Example: Noun Suffixes

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    This document lists and defines common suffixes used in the English language to modify nouns, verbs, and adjectives. For nouns, suffixes like -acy, -al, -ance/-ence, and -ity are provided with examples. For verbs, suffixes such as -ate, -en, -ify/-fy, and -ize/-ise are defined. Adjective suffixes like -able/-ible, -al, -ful, and -ish are also explained with accompanying examples. The document concisely outlines common morphological suffixes in English and their basic meanings to modify parts of speech.

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    Noun Suffixes Suffix Meaning Example -acy state or privacy quality -al act or refusal process of

    -ance, -ence

    state or maintenan quality of ce, eminence

    -dom

    place or state of being

    freedom, kingdom

    -er, -or one who -ism -ist -ity,

    trainer, protector doctrine, communis m belief one who chemist quality of veracity

    -ty -ment condition of argument

    -ness -ship

    state of being position

    heavines s fellowshi

    -sion, -tion

    held state of being

    p concessio n, transition

    Verb Suffixes

    -ate -en -ify, -fy

    eradicat e become enlighte n make or terrify become

    become

    -ize, -ise

    become

    civilize

    Adjective Suffixes -able, capable of edible, presenta -ible being

    ble

    pertaining regional to reminiscen picturesq ue esque t of

    -al

    -ful notable for fanciful -ic, pertaining musical, -ical to mythic -ious, characteriz nutritiou -ous ed by s,

    portento us -ish having the fiendish quality of -ive having the creative nature of

    -less without endless -y characteriz sleazy ed by

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