"-ific" meaning in All languages combined

See -ific on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: From Latin -ficus, from facere (“to make”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-ficus}} Latin -ficus Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ific, {{en-suffix}} -ific
  1. Creating or causing something. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ific-en-suffix-ZyVYK3qF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (informal) Very; extremely; forming adjectives from nouns. Tags: informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ific-en-suffix-1~GapFhP
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "horrific: causing horror"
        }
      ],
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        "Creating or causing something."
      ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      ],
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        "(informal) Very; extremely; forming adjectives from nouns."
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        "morpheme"
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    }
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  "word": "-ific"
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        "Very; extremely; forming adjectives from nouns."
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        "(informal) Very; extremely; forming adjectives from nouns."
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