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-cy
noun suffix
: the state of having a particular quality
: the action or practice of a particular type of person
: the state of having a particular role or rank
Full Definition of -CY
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: action : practice <mendicancy>
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: rank : office <chaplaincy>
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: body : class <magistracy>
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: state : quality <bankruptcy> —often replacing a final -t or -te of the base word <accuracy>
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Origin of -CY
Middle English -cie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -tia, partly from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia -y, partly from Greek -tia, -teia, from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia, -eia -y
-CY Defined for Kids
-cy
noun suffix \sē\
plural -cies
Definition of -CY for Kids
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: action : practice <piracy>
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: rank : office
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: body : class
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: state : quality <accuracy> <bankruptcy>
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