-agogue or -agogsuff. A substance that stimulates the flow of: emmenagogue.[French, from Late Latin -ag?gus, from Greek -ag?gos, from ag?gos, drawing off, from agein, to lead, drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-agogue or -agogn combining form1. indicating a person or thing that leads or incites to action: pedagogue; demagogue. 2. (Biochemistry) denoting a substance that stimulates the secretion of something: galactagogue. [via Late Latin from Greek ag?gos leading, from agein to lead] -agogic adj combining form -agogy n combining formCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014-agogue or -agog, a combining form with the meaning ?leader, bringer,? of that named by the initial element, occurring in loanwords from Greek (demagogue; pedagogue); used also in medical terms that denote substances inducing expulsion or secretion (hemagogue). [
-agog
-agogue or -agogsuff. A substance that stimulates the flow of: emmenagogue.[French, from Late Latin -ag?gus, from Greek -ag?gos, from ag?gos, drawing off, from agein, to lead, drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-agogue or -agogn combining form1. indicating a person or thing that leads or incites to action: pedagogue; demagogue. 2. (Biochemistry) denoting a substance that stimulates the secretion of something: galactagogue. [via Late Latin from Greek ag?gos leading, from agein to lead] -agogic adj combining form -agogy n combining formCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014-agogue or -agog, a combining form with the meaning ?leader, bringer,? of that named by the initial element, occurring in loanwords from Greek (demagogue; pedagogue); used also in medical terms that denote substances inducing expulsion or secretion (hemagogue). [
-age
-agesuff.1. a. Collection; mass: sewerage.b. Amount: footage.2. Relationship; connection: parentage.3. Condition; state: vagabondage.4. a. An action: blockage.b. Result of an action: breakage.5. Residence or place of: vicarage.6. Charge or fee: cartage.[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *-?ticum, abstract n. suff., from Latin -?ticum, n. and adj. suff.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-age suffix forming nouns 1. indicating a collection, set, or group: acreage; baggage. 2. indicating a process or action or the result of an action: haulage; passage; breakage. 3. indicating a state, condition, or relationship: bondage; parentage. 4. indicating a house or place: orphanage. 5. indicating a charge or fee: postage. 6. indicating a rate: dosage; mileage. [from Old French, from Late Latin -?ticum, noun suffix, neuter of -?ticus, adjectival suffix, from -?tus -ate1 + -icus -ic]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014age (e?d?) n., v. aged, ag?ing age?ing. n. 1. the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time mentioned: trees of unknown age. 2. a period of human life, measured by years from birth, when a person is regarded as capable of assuming certain privileges or responsibilities: the age of consent. 3. the particular period of life at which a person becomes qualified or disqualified for something: to be over the age for military service. 4. one of the periods or stages of human life: middle age. 5. advanced years; old age: His eyes were dim with age. 6. a generation or a series of generations: ages yet unborn. 7. the period of history in which an individual lives: the most famous architect of the age. 8. (often cap.) a particular period of history; a historical epoch: the Periclean Age. 9. Usu., ages. a long period of time: You’ve been away for ages. 10. the average life expectancy of an individual or the individuals of a class or species: The age of a horse is from 25 to 30 years. 11. (often cap.) a. a period of the history of the earth distinguished by some special feature: the Ice Age. b. a unit of geological time, shorter than an epoch, during which the rocks comprising a stage were formed. v.i. 12. to grow old: She is aging gracefully. 13. to mature, as wine, cheese, or wood. v.t. 14. to cause to grow or seem old: Fear aged him overnight. 15. to bring to maturity; make ready for use: to age wine. Idioms: of age, having reached adulthood, esp. as specified by law: to come of age. [1225?75; Middle English
-aemia
-aemiasuff. Variant of -emia.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-aemia or -haemia; -emia or -hemian combining form (Medicine) denoting blood, esp a specified condition of the blood in names of diseases: leukaemia. [New Latin, from Greek -aimia, from haima blood]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014-aemia var. of -emia: anaemia. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
-adelphous
-adelphous a combining form meaning ?having stamens growing together in bundles? of the number specified by the initial element: monadelphous. [
-ade
-adesuff. A sweetened beverage of: limeade.[Middle English, from Old French, ultimately from Latin -?ta, feminine of -?tus, -ate; see -ate1.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-ade suffix forming nouns a sweetened drink made of various fruits: lemonade; limeade. [from French, from Latin -?ta made of, feminine past participle of verbs ending in -?re]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Ade (e?d) n. George, 1866?1944, U.S. humorist. -ade1 , 1. a suffix found in nouns denoting an action or process or the person or persons acting, appearing in loanwords from Romance languages (cannonade; fusillade; renegade), and occasionally productive in English (blockade). 2. a noun suffix indicating a drink made of a particular fruit, normally a citrus: lemonade. [
-ad
-adsuff. In the direction of; toward: cephalad.[From Latin ad, to; see ad- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-ad suffix forming nouns 1. a group or unit (having so many parts or members): triad. 2. (Poetry) an epic poem concerning (the subject indicated by the stem): Dunciad. [via Latin from Greek -ad- (plural -ades), originally forming adjectives; names of epic poems are all formed on the model of the Iliad]-ad suffix forming adverbs (Anatomy) denoting direction towards a specified part in anatomical descriptions: cephalad. [from Latin ad to, towards]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ad1 (æd) n. 1. an advertisement. 2. advertising: an ad agency. [1835?45; by shortening] ad2 (æd) n. Tennis. advantage (def. 4). [1925?30; by shortening] ad- a prefix occurring in verbs or verbal derivatives borrowed from Latin, where it meant ?toward? and indicated direction, tendency, or addition: adjoin. For variants before a following consonant, see a-5, ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-2, ap-1, ar-, as-, at-. [
-acy
-acy a suffix of nouns of quality, state, or office, many of which correspond to nouns or adjectives in -ate: accuracy, delicacy; piracy. [
-acred
A·cre (ä?kr?, ä?k?r) also Ak·ko (ä-k??, ä?k?) A port city of northern Israel on the Bay of Haifa. During the Crusades it changed hands many times between Christians and Muslims. Acre was assigned to the Arabs in the United Nations partition of Palestine in 1948 but was captured by Israel shortly thereafter.a·cre (??k?r)n.1. A unit of area in the US Customary System, used in land and sea floor measurement and equal to 160 square rods, 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. See Table at measurement.2. a. acres Property in the form of land; estate.b. Archaic A field or plot of arable land.3. often acres A wide expanse, as of land or other matter: “acres of textureless carpeting” (Anne Tyler).[Middle English aker, field, acre, from Old English æcer; see agro- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.acre (?e?k?) n1. (Units) a unit of area used in certain English-speaking countries, equal to 4840 square yards or 4046.86 square metres2. (plural) a. land, esp a large areab. informal a large amount: he has acres of space in his room. 3. farm the long acre NZ to graze cows on the verge of a road[Old English æcer field, acre; related to Old Norse akr, German Acker, Latin ager field, Sanskrit ajra field]Acre n 1. (Placename) a state of W Brazil: mostly unexplored tropical forests; acquired from Bolivia in 1903. Capital: Rio Branco. Pop: 586 942 (2002). Area: 152 589 sq km (58 899 sq miles) 2. (Placename) a city and port in N Israel, strategically situated on the Bay of Acre in the E Mediterranean: taken and retaken during the Crusades (1104, 1187, 1191, 1291), taken by the Turks (1517), by Egypt (1832), and by the Turks again (1839). Pop: 45 600 (2001). Old Testament name: Accho Arabic name: `Akka Hebrew name: `Akko Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014a?cre (?e? k?r) n. 1. a common variable unit of land measure, now equal in the U.S. and Great Britain to 43,560 square feet or 1/640 square mile (4047 square meters). 2. acres, a. lands; landed property: wooded acres. b. Informal. large quantities: acres of Oriental rugs. 3. Archaic. a plowed or sown field. [before 1000; Old English æcer] A?cre (?? kr? for 1; ?? k?r, ?e? k?r for 2 ) n. 1. a state in W Brazil. 483,483; 58,900 sq. mi. (152,550 sq. km). Cap.: Rio Branco. 2. a seaport in NW Israel: besieged and captured by Crusaders 1191. 38,700. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.acre – Old English aecer, now acre, was originally the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day; the Old English word came from Latin ager, “fertile field,” and became acre, which first meant any field.See also related terms for plow.Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.acreA measure of land: originally the amount of land that a yoke of oxen could plough in a day. Equal to 4840 yd2.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
-acity
-acity a suffix forming nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -acious: tenacity. [Middle English « Latin -?cit?s. See -acious, -ity] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.