-let
a diminutive suffix attached to nouns (booklet; piglet; ringlet), and, by extraction from bracelet, a suffix denoting a band, piece of jewelry, or article of clothing worn on the part of the body specified by the noun (anklet; wristlet).
-let
suffix
small or lesser booklet, starlet
an article of attire or ornament worn on a specified part of the body anklet
word origin
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variant of -ling2 .
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a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils: aerolite; chrysolite. -lite combining form (in names of minerals) stone chrysolite compare -lith word origin -lite comb. form meaning “stone,” from fr. -lite, variant of -lithe, from gk. lithos “stone.”
- -lith
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