Definitions
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- noun a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
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Examples
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There was the grand stand, whence the great guns of the Democracy were to orate, and a number of smaller platforms for the less shining lights, and a German stand whence the young ravens of Fatherland could be fed with interminable jobations ending in 'ig' and 'ert.'
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Patrick: I've never used that in my life.google. com/ig, which is like the personalized homepage service and I think then, you can fill it with widgets and all that sort of stuff and it's still got the Google search at the top.
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It's just another republicunt carpetbagger fooling us po 'ig'nant mofos into believing in him and then showing his true colors, assuming that all will follow his shining white ass.
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The suffix "- ig -" is used to form verbs indicating the "causing, rendering or bringing about" of that which is expressed in the root or formation to which it is attached.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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Passive voice, agent of, 169; participles of, see Participles; tenses of, see Tenses; of "- ig -" formations, 239; distinguished from
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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Some verbs may be used in the simple form, and also with both the suffix "- ig -" and the suffix "- igx -".
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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In Esperanto the suffix "- ig -" (214) must be used when the transitive meaning is desired.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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You're plum 'sunk so deep in sloth an' ig'rance that you're jest satisfied with anythin ', no matter how bad it is.
The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness 1890
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(She wanted books that contained words that had the letters "ig" in them -- wig, pig, etc.)
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"- ig -" and "- igx -", 239; from primary words, 159, 171.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
alexz commented on the word ig
Refers to a users instagram.
Today, I saw a tweet about "ig game" and had to figure out what it meant by skimming through Twitter.
October 28, 2017