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-ory

1
  1. an adjective-forming suffix, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowed Latin words containing the suffix -tory1 (and its alternant -sory ): excretory; sensory; statutory .

-ory

2
  1. a suffix forming nouns denoting places or receptacles, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowed Latin words containing the suffix -tory2 (or its alternant -sory ): crematory .

-ory

1

suffix forming nouns

  1. indicating a place for

    observatory

  2. something having a specified use

    directory

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-ory

2

suffix forming adjectives

  1. of or relating to; characterized by; having the effect of

    promissory

    contributory

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -ory1

Middle English -orie < Anglo-French; Old French -oire < Latin -Å°ù¾±³Ü²õ, extracted from -³ÙÅ°ù¾±³Ü²õ -tory 1; -or 2

Origin of -ory2

Middle English -orie < Anglo-French; Old French -oire < Latin -Å°ù¾±³Ü³¾, extracted from -³ÙÅ°ù¾±³Ü³¾ -tory 2; -ory 1, -or 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -ory1

via Old French -orie, from Latin -Å°ù¾±³Ü³¾, -Åria

Origin of -ory2

via Old French -orie, from Latin -Å°ù¾±³Ü²õ

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