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-ery
- a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place or establishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc.:
archery; bakery; cutlery; fishery; trickery; witchery.
-ery
suffix forming nouns
- indicating a place of business or some other activity
bakery
brewery
refinery
- indicating a class or collection of things
greenery
cutlery
- indicating qualities or actions collectively
snobbery
trickery
- indicating a practice or occupation
husbandry
- indicating a state or condition
slavery
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Word History and Origins
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Origin of -ery1
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Example Sentences
He was “v[ery] hot under the collar ... frustrated and mad, self-righteous.”
Ape′dom; Ape′hood; Ap′ery, conduct of one who apes, any ape-like action: a colony of apes.
Artill′erist, one skilled in artillery or gunnery; Artill′ery-man, a soldier of the artillery.
Owl′ery, an abode of owls: (Carlyle) an owl-like character; Owl′et, a little or young owl.
Redeliv′erance; Redeliv′ery, the act of delivering back: a second delivery or liberation.
Show′erless, without showers; Show′ery, abounding with showers.
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