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Ade

1 American  
[eyd] / eɪd /

noun

  1. George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.

-ade 2 American  

  1. a suffix found in nouns denoting action or process or a person or persons acting, appearing in loanwords from French and sometimes from Spanish (cannonade; fusillade; renegade ), but also attached to native stems: blockade; escapade; masquerade .

  2. a noun suffix indicating a drink made of a particular fruit, normally a citrus: lemonade .

-ade 3 American  

  1. a collective suffix like -ad: decade .

-ade British  

suffix

  1. a sweetened drink made of various fruits

    lemonade

    limeade
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Etymology

Origin of -ade2

< French < Provençal, Spanish, or Upper Italian -ada < Latin -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate 1; or < Spanish -ado < Latin -ātus -ate 1

Origin of -ade3

< French < Greek; ad 1

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