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

-ial

suffix

/iəl/,

/əl/

/iəl/,

/əl/

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(in adjectives) typical of
- dictatorial
Word Originfrom French -iel or Latin -ialis.

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adverb

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