"-clase" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλᾰ́σῐς (klắsĭs, “breaking, fracture”) (via French -clase), from κλάω (kláō, “I break”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelh₂-}}, {{der|en|grc|κλᾰ́σῐς|t=breaking, fracture}} Ancient Greek κλᾰ́σῐς (klắsĭs, “breaking, fracture”), {{der|en|fr|-clase}} French -clase Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -clase, {{en-suffix}} -clase
  1. (mineralogy) fracture (having a fracture of such a form) Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Mineralogy
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