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-ess
noun suffix
Definition of -ESS
: female <giantess>
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Origin of -ESS
Middle English -esse, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin -issa, from Greek
-ESS Defined for Kids
-ess
noun suffix \əs\
Definition of -ESS for Kids
: female <goddess>
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