Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A combining form or suffix from Gr. sw^ma (gen. sw`matos) the
body - An adjective suffix having primarily the sense of
like orsame , and indicating a considerable degree of the thing or quality denoted in the first part of the compound; as in mettlesome , full of mettle or spirit; gladsome , full of gladness; winsome , blithesome , etc.
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- suffix
characterized by somespecific condition orquality - suffix A body
- suffix A chromosome
- suffix Used to form a word indicating a group with a certain small number of members
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hundreds of cars -some exotic and rare- are on display at the Seattle Auto Show through Sunday, November 6th.
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As Wedes walked from the stage Saturday hundreds of people gave him a standing ovation -some with tears in their eyes.
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With prizes like that a lot of folks took their chances---some could sing and some clearly couldn't.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Rachel Ray 2011
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But now - just hours before the first government shutdown in 15 years -some of the most vocal conservatives are urging Republicans to reach a deal before a shutdown occurs.
NYT > Home Page By MICHAEL D. SHEAR 2011
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It is a reminder that many if not all of the issues that Dr. King wanted to address are still with us---some greater in scope than he could have imagined--and a call to keep carrying forward his vision for equity and social justice in our land.
Crooks and Liars Richard RJ Eskow 2012
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There are real stories -some of which Hollywood turned into movies- where a bully in a small town beat and abused people for years, and he had gotten away with a slap in the wrist from the local authorities.
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If they cut the number of international students by 25%, it will be much more serious than that -some universities may close their doors, or at least close entire deprtments.
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Call me old fashioned, but judges typically do not let 2-year-old twins return to a house where the dad is having a 2 ½ -some.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Susan Moss 2011
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In a recent survey, the Science nd Technology Facilities Council STFC found that although most students choose to do a PhD because of their interest in a subject, the careers open to them afterwards can contribute to the UK's knowledge economy in many ways -some of them quite unexpected.
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-some relatively insignificant event will occur that will cause investor sentiment to slowly begin to change, and BofA's valuation will at last start to edge higher.
unknown title 2011
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