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-i-

Definition of -I-

—used as a connective vowel to join word elements especially of Latin origin <matrilineal> <raticide>
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Origin of -I-

Latin, thematic vowel of most nouns and adjectives in combination

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89 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. -i-
  2. i
  3. I'd
  4. I'll
  5. I'm
  6. I've
  7. me
  8. I bar
  9. I beam
  10. I doubt it
  11. I formation
  12. I girder
  13. I-head
  14. I iron
  15. i longa
  16. I rail
  17. I spy
  18. I and E
  19. I and P
  20. I and R
  21. I and S
  22. I-ch'ang
  23. I-pin
  24. CD-I
  25. coenzyme I
  26. helium I
  27. koh-i-noor
  28. orange I
  29. type I error
  30. C and I
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