"-alog" meaning in English

See -alog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /əˌlɔɡ/ [General-American], /əˌlɑɡ/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: -alogs [plural]
enPR: əlôgʹ Etymology: Back-formation from dialog. Doublet of -log. Etymology templates: {{bf|en|dialog}} Back-formation from dialog, {{dbt|en|-log}} Doublet of -log Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s}} -alog (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -alogs)
  1. Alternative form of -log, used after a consonant or diphthong. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, morpheme, uncountable Alternative form of: -log, used after a consonant or diphthong Related terms: -alogue, -logue

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "-log",
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˌlɑɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "General-American"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/əˌlɑɡ/",
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        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    }
  ],
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