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• -thermy

  a combining form meaning “heat,” “heat generation,” used in the formation of compound words: diathermy. -thermy combining form indicating heat diathermy derived forms -thermic, -thermal, combining_form:in_adjective word origin from new latin -thermia, from greek thermē -thermy suff. heat: diathermy.

• -thon

  a suffix extracted from marathon, occurring as the final element in compounds which have the general sense “an event, as a sale or contest, drawn out to unusual length, often until a prearranged goal, as the contribution of a certain amount of money, is reached”: walkathon; readathon . also, -a-thon, -thon. -thon suffix indicating a […]

• -thymia

  a combining form used in the formation of compound words that denote mental disorders, as specified by the initial element: alexithymia; cyclothymia; dysthymia. -thymia combining form indicating a certain emotional condition, mood, or state of mind cyclothymia word origin new latin, from greek thumos temper -thymia suff. state or condition of mind: dysthymia.

• -tic

  a suffix, equivalent in meaning to -ic, occurring in adjectives of greek origin (-n-lytic), used especially in the formation of adjectives from nouns with stems in -sis: hematotic; neurotic.

• -tion

  a suffix occurring in words of latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs, whether as expressing action (revolution; commendation), or a state (contrition; starvation), or -ssociated meanings (relation; temptation). also, -ation, -cion, -ion, -sion, -xion. -tion suffix indicating state, condition, action, process, or result election, prohibition compare […]

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