combining form
(in nouns) the government or rule of :
democracy
bureaucracy
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WORD ORIGIN
from French -cratie , via medieval Latin from Greek -kratia power, rule.
combining form
(in nouns) the government or rule of :
democracy
bureaucracy
••
WORD ORIGIN
from French -cratie , via medieval Latin from Greek -kratia power, rule.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005