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-cle
(-cle)
Syllabification:
On
Off
suffix
forming nouns such as
article
,
particle
, which were originally diminutives.
Origin:
via French from Latin
-culus
,
-cula
,
-culum
Nearby Words
clay mineral
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clay pipe
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claymation
claymore
claypan
-cle
clean
clean and jerk
clean room
clean slate
clean-cut
clean-limbed
clean-living
clean-shaven
cleaner