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- suffix Scotland Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to
-ing . - suffix A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin forming adjectives from verbs analogous to
-ing . - suffix no longer productive A noun suffix, usually denoting agency, similar to
-er . - suffix A suffix forming nouns denoting
patients orrecipients ofactions , such ascompiland .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Get the facts -and counter the mythology offensive.
Chuck Collins: A Tax Plan to Rally Around: The Buffett Rule Chuck Collins 2011
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This fall will be decisive -and the debate over taxes will go to heart of what kind of country we become.
Chuck Collins: A Tax Plan to Rally Around: The Buffett Rule Chuck Collins 2011
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People get bonuses when they have a good year---and they should.
Adam Levin: Chestnuts, Jack Frost and Wall Street's Spring Bonuses Adam Levin 2011
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Tell her that you were going through a difficult time after the divorce and regret have lost some friendships as a result---and that it took you time to recoup.
Dr. Irene S. Levine: Losing friends when you get divorced Dr. Irene S. Levine 2011
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Our family likes to say how exciting it is to be born, so small and fragile -and I am told, beautiful- into such a cold and dangerous night.
The Ice Storm Murray Dunlap 2011
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People get bonuses when they have a good year---and they should.
Adam Levin: Chestnuts, Jack Frost and Wall Street's Spring Bonuses Adam Levin 2011
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But the latest news from Chile -and not only in Chile- is that we have only 1 per cent of women on the boards of the top listed corporations, and only 3 per cent in top level executive positions.
Paula Escobar Chavarría: Quota Girls: The Other 99 Percent Paula Escobar Chavarría 2011
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But the latest news from Chile -and not only in Chile- is that we have only 1 per cent of women on the boards of the top listed corporations, and only 3 per cent in top level executive positions.
Paula Escobar ChavarrÃa: Quota Girls: The Other 99 Percent Paula Escobar ChavarrÃa 2011
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People get bonuses when they have a good year---and they should.
Adam Levin: Chestnuts, Jack Frost and Wall Street's Spring Bonuses Adam Levin 2011
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Tell her that you were going through a difficult time after the divorce and regret have lost some friendships as a result---and that it took you time to recoup.
Dr. Irene S. Levine: Losing friends when you get divorced Dr. Irene S. Levine 2011
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