-SOME


Meaning of -SOME in English

~ 1

■ suffix forming adjectives meaning:

1》 productive of: loathsome.

2》 characterized by being: wholesome.

↘apt to: tiresome.

Origin

OE -sum .

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~ 2

■ suffix (forming nouns) denoting a group of a specified number: foursome.

Origin

OE sum 'some'.

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~ 3

■ combining form denoting a portion of a body, especially a particle of a cell: chromosome.

Origin

from Gk sōma 'body'.

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