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 Definitions of -tory  [ˈtɔr i, ˈtoʊr i]  

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Definition of '-tory' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) -tory
a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, orig. adjectival derivatives of agent nouns ending in

2.  -tory
a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, usu. derivatives from agent nouns ending in -tor or directly from verbs, denoting a place or object appropriate for the activity of the verb:
dormitory; repository.

Etymology:  (< L -tōrium, n. use of neut. of -tōrius -tory1)


'-tory' - Nearby Entries  

-ton  -tonia  -tor  -tory  -trice  -trix  -tron  



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