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1-id
noun suffix
Definition of -ID
1
: one belonging to a (specified) dynastic line <Abbasid>
2
: meteor associated with or radiating from a (specified) constellation or comet <Perseid>
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Origin of -ID
in sense 1, from Latin -ides, masculine patronymic suffix, from Greek -idēs; in sense 2, from Italian -ide, from Latin -id-, -is, feminine patronymic suffix, from Greek
2-id
noun suffix
Definition of -ID
: body : particle <chromatid>
Origin of -ID
probably from Latin -id-, -is, feminine patronymic suffix, from Greek
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