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Definition of -ory suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-ory

suffix

/əri/,

/ri/

/əri/,

/ɔːri/

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(in adjectives) that does…; involving the action referred to
- explanatory
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(in nouns) a place for
- observatory

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