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-y2

Pronunciation: /i/

(also -ey or -ie)

Definition of -y

suffix

forming diminutive nouns, pet names, etc.:aunty Tommy nightie
forming verbs:shinny

Origin:

Middle English: originally Scots

-y in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of -y in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

XYZ Affair
y
Y ¹
-y ¹
Y ²
-y ²
-y ³
Y chromosome
y'all
y-axis
Y-fronts

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More results for -y

Y (also y)¹ Br. Eng
Y² Br. Eng
y Br. Eng
-y¹ Br. Eng
-y³ Br. Eng
y in Y (also y)¹ Br. Eng

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leporine

/ ˈlɛpərʌɪn

adjective

of or resembling a hare or hares …

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