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Definition of
-ant suffix
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
-ant
suffix
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(
in adjectives
)
that is or does something
significant
(
in nouns
)
a person or thing that
inhabitant
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Suffixes
Suffixes
-able
-age
-al
-ance
-ant
-arian
-ary
-dom
-ee
-er
-ese
-esque
-ess
-fold
-ful
-hood
-ify
-ion
-ish
-ism
-ist
-ista
-ite
-itis
-ize
-less
-let
-ling
-ly
-ment
-most
-ness
-oid
-or
-ous
-ship
Word Origin
from French or Latin present participial verb stems.
Other results
All matches
ant
noun
ant lion
noun
fire ant
noun
ant-
ant lions
Nearby words
answer to
phrasal verb
ant
noun
-ant
suffix
antacid
noun
antagonism
noun
previously
adverb
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