-ACY

Meaning of -ACY in English

■ suffix forming nouns of state or quality: celibacy.

Origin

var. of -cy , from L. -atia (med. L. -acia ), or from Gk -ateia .

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ACY — Airport Name : Atlantic City International Airport Airport Location : Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IATA Code : ACY …
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-ACY — a suffix of nouns of quality, state, office, etc., many of which accompany adjectives in -acious or nouns or adjectives …
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-ACY — -acy BrE AmE əs i —Words with this suffix are stressed in the same way as the corresponding form with …
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-ACY — -cy , -acy suffix (in nouns) 1. the state or quality of : infancy accuracy 2. the status or position …
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-ACY — suffix forming nouns of state or quality (accuracy; piracy; supremacy), or an instance of it (conspiracy; fallacy) (see also -CRACY). …
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KACY — Airport Name : Atlantic City International Airport Airport Location : Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IATA Code : ACY …
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ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — Airport Name : Atlantic City International Airport Airport Location : Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IATA Code : ACY …
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SUPREMACY — noun (plural -cies) Etymology: supreme + -acy (as in primacy) Date: 1537 the quality or state of being supreme
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PROLIFIC — adjective Etymology: French prolifique, from Middle French, from Latin proles + Middle French -figue -fic Date: 1650 producing young or …
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PHARM — abbreviation ~aceutical; ~acist; ~acy
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NUMERACY — noun Etymology: Latin numerus number + English -acy (as in literacy) Date: 1959 the capacity for quantitative thought and expression, …
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ORACY — ˈōrəsē, ˈȯr-, ˈär- noun ( -es ) Etymology: or al (I) + -acy (as in literacy ) : the capacity …
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NUMERACY — ˈn(y)ümərəsē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Latin numerus number + -acy (as in literacy ) — more at nimble : …
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VALYL — ˈvalə̇l, ˈvālə̇l noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary val ine + -yl : the univalent acy radical (CH …
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SUPREMACY — səˈpreməsē, süˈp-, -məsi sometimes -rēm- noun ( -es ) Etymology: supreme + -acy (as in primacy ) 1. : the …
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PROLIFICACY — -fə̇kəsē, -fēk-, -si noun ( -es ) Etymology: prolific + -acy (as in efficacy ) : the quality or state …
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PHARMIC — ˈfärmik, ˈfȧm-, -mēk adjective Etymology: pharm acy + -ic : relating to drugs or pharmacy
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ARCHIEPISCOPACY — |ärkē, |ȧkē+ noun Etymology: Late Latin archiepiscop us archbishop + English -acy — more at archbishop 1. : the form …
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ALTERNACY — ˈȯltərnəsē also ˈal-; ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -es ) Etymology: alternate (I) + -acy archaic : alternateness, alternation
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ULTIMACY — /ul"teuh meuh see/ , n. , pl. ultimacies . 1. the state or quality of being ultimate. 2. a basic …
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TESTACY — /tes"teuh see/ , n. the state of being testate. [ 1860-65; TEST(ATE) + -ACY ]
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SUPREMACY — /seuh prem"euh see, soo-/ , n. 1. the state of being supreme. 2. supreme authority or power. [ 1540-50; SUPREME …
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REGENERACY — /ri jen"euhr euh see/ , n. a regenerate state. [ 1620-30; REGENER(ATE) + -ACY ]
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PROXY — /prok"see/ , n. , pl. proxies . 1. the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as …
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PROFLIGACY — /prof"li geuh see/ , n. 1. shameless dissoluteness. 2. reckless extravagance. 3. great abundance. [ 1730-40; PROFLIG(ATE) + -ACY ]
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PROCURACY — /prok"yeuhr euh see/ , n. , pl. procuracies . Archaic. the office of a proctor or procurator. [ 1250-1300; ME …
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PRIVACY — /pruy"veuh see/ ; Brit. also /priv"euh see/ , n. , pl. privacies . 1. the state of being private; retirement …
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PIRACY — /puy"reuh see/ , n. , pl. piracies . 1. practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea. 2. …
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PAPACY — /pay"peuh see/ , n. , pl. papacies . Rom. Cath. Ch. 1. the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope. …
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ORACY — /awr"euh see, ohr"-/ , n. the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language. [ 1960-65; OR(AL) + (LITER)ACY …
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OBDURACY — /ob"doo reuh see, -dyoo-/ , n. the state or quality of being obdurate. [ 1590-1600; OBDUR(ATE) + -ACY ]
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