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    This document provides examples of common suffixes used in the English language and their meanings. It lists noun suffixes like -acy and -ism that indicate a state, quality, or doctrine. It also lists verb suffixes like -ate and -en that indicate becoming or making something. Finally, it provides adjective suffixes such as -able, -ful, and -ous and their meanings pertaining to capability, notable qualities, and having certain natures.

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    This document provides examples of common suffixes used in the English language and their meanings. It lists noun suffixes like -acy and -ism that indicate a state, quality, or doctrine. It also lists verb suffixes like -ate and -en that indicate becoming or making something. Finally, it provides adjective suffixes such as -able, -ful, and -ous and their meanings pertaining to capability, notable qualities, and having certain natures.

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    Common Suffixes: Suffix Meaning Example

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    This document provides examples of common suffixes used in the English language and their meanings. It lists noun suffixes like -acy and -ism that indicate a state, quality, or doctrine. It also lists verb suffixes like -ate and -en that indicate becoming or making something. Finally, it provides adjective suffixes such as -able, -ful, and -ous and their meanings pertaining to capability, notable qualities, and having certain natures.

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    Common Suffixes

    Noun Suffixes Suffix -acy -al -dom -er, -or -ism -ist -ity, -ty -ment -ness -ship -sion, -tion Meaning state or quality act or process of place or state of being one who doctrine, belief one who quality of condition of state of being position held state of being Example privacy refusal maintenance, eminence freedom, kingdom trainer, protector communism chemist veracity argument heaviness fellowship concession, transition

    -ance, -ence state or quality of

    Verb Suffixes -ate -en -ify, -fy -ize, -ise become become make or become become eradicate enlighten terrify civilize Adjective Suffixes -able, -ible -al -esque -ful -ic, -ical -ious, -ous -ish -ive -less -y capable of being pertaining to reminiscent of notable for pertaining to characterized by having the quality of having the nature of without characterized by edible, presentable regional picturesque fanciful musical, mythic nutritious, portentous fiendish creative endless sleazy

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