-anthous
a combining form meaning “having flowers,” of the type or number specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words:
monanthous.
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- -anum
a suffix occurring in scientific words of latin origin: laudanum.
- -anus
a suffix occurring in scientific words of latin origin: plat-n-s.
- -arama
variant of -orama, occurring as the final element in compounds when the first element is a monosyllable, used so that the entire word maintains the same number of syllables as panorama: foodarama; dancearama. -arama related terms -rama
- -arch
a combining form meaning “chief, leader, ruler,” used in the formation of compound words: monarch; matriarch; heresiarch. -arch combining form leader; ruler; chief patriarch, monarch, heresiarch word origin from greek -arkhēs, from arkhein to rule; compare arch-
- -archy
a combining form meaning “rule,” “government,” forming abstract nouns usually corresponding to personal nouns ending in -arch: monarchy; oligarchy. -archy combining form government; rule anarchy, monarchy derived forms -archic, combining_form:in_adjective -archist, combining_form:in_noun:countable word origin from greek -arkhia; see -arch -archy suffix meaning “rule,” from l. -archia, from gk. -arkhia, from arkhos “leader, chief, ruler,” from […]