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TY

1 American  
Or ty

abbreviation

  1. thank you.

-ty 2 American  

  1. a suffix of numerals denoting multiples of ten.

    twenty; thirty.
-ty 3 American  

  1. a suffix occurring in nouns of Latin origin, denoting quality, state, etc..

    unity; enmity.
Ty. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Territory.

-ty 1 British  

suffix

  1. denoting a multiple of ten

    sixty

    seventy
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-ty 2 British  

suffix

  1. indicating state, condition, or quality

    cruelty
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Etymology

Origin of TY1

From its use in digital communications

Origin of -ty2

Middle English; Old English -tig; cognate with Old Frisian -tich, German -zig, Old Norse -tigr, Gothic -tigjus

Origin of -ty3

Middle English -te ( e ) < Old French -te ( t ) < Latin -tātem, accusative of -tās

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