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Definition of
-ian suffix
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
-ian
suffix
suffix
NAmE
/
/
iən
/
/
(
also
-an
)
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1
(
in nouns and adjectives
)
from; typical of
Bostonian
Brazilian
Shakespearian
Libran
2
(
in nouns
)
a specialist in
mathematician
See
-ian
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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-ian
Nearby words
iambic
adjective
iambus
noun
-ian
suffix
-iana
suffix
IB
abbreviation