"-aceous" meaning in English

See -aceous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈeɪ.ʃəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--aceous.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--aceous.wav [Southern-England]
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  1. Of, relating to, resembling or containing the thing suffixed Tags: morpheme Translations (of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed): -aci (Catalan), -áceo (Portuguese), -áceo (Spanish)
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  2. Belonging to a taxonomic family or other group Tags: morpheme Translations (belonging to a taxonomic family or other group): -aci (Catalan), -áceo (Portuguese), -áceo (Spanish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -acean
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s\nProto-Italic *-āks\nLatin -āx\nProto-Indo-European *-yósder.\nProto-Indo-European *-éyos\nProto-Italic *-ejos\nProto-Italic *-eos\nLatin -eus\nLatin -aceus\nNew Latinbor.\nEnglish -aceous\nBorrowed from New Latin, from Latin -aceus (“of a certain kind”). Related to -ac, -ax, a Latin adjectival suffix.",
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        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "head": "",
        "id": ""
      },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "word": "-acean"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of, relating to, resembling or containing the thing suffixed"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Belonging to a taxonomic family or other group"
      ],
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          "taxonomic"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ.ʃəs/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪʃəs"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed",
      "word": "-aci"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed",
      "word": "-áceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed",
      "word": "-áceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "belonging to a taxonomic family or other group",
      "word": "-aci"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "belonging to a taxonomic family or other group",
      "word": "-áceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "belonging to a taxonomic family or other group",
      "word": "-áceo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-aceous"
}

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