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1-ia
noun suffix
Definition of -IA
1
: pathological condition <hysteria>
2
: genus of plants or animals <Fuchsia>
3
: territory : world : society <suburbia>
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Origin of -IA
New Latin, from Latin & Greek, suffix forming feminine nouns
2-ia
noun plural suffix
Definition of -IA
1
: higher taxon (as class or order) consisting of (such plants or animals) <Sauria>
2
: things derived from or relating to (something specified) <militaria>
Origin of -IA
New Latin, from Latin (neuter plural of -ius, adjective ending) & Greek, neuter plural of -ios, adjective ending
3-ia
Definition of -IA
plural of -ium
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