"-ites" meaning in English

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    [
      "-ite",
      "-ite#English"
    ],
    [
      "-s",
      "-s#English:_regular_plural"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
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      },
      "expansion": "-ite + -s (regular plural suffix)",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -ite + -s (regular plural suffix).",
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      },
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-ite"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of -ite"
      ],
      "id": "en--ites-en-suffix-KI93Gz8-",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ite",
          "-ite#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "morpheme",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-aɪts/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ites"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "thesis",
      "thesis#English"
    ],
    [
      "theses",
      "theses#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_text": "Analoguous to words such as thesis (whose plural is theses).",
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      },
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English plurals in -tes with singular in -s",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "conjunctivitis → conjunctivitises"
        },
        {
          "text": "appendicitis → appendicites"
        },
        {
          "text": "urethritis → urethrites"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-itis"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of -itis"
      ],
      "id": "en--ites-en-suffix-A~fQ1kHN",
      "links": [
        [
          "-itis",
          "-itis#English"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) plural of -itis"
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "morpheme",
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ˈaɪtiːz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ites"
}

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    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English suffix forms",
    "English terms suffixed with -s (regular plural)",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "-ite",
      "-ite#English"
    ],
    [
      "-s",
      "-s#English:_regular_plural"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
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      },
      "expansion": "-ite + -s (regular plural suffix)",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -ite + -s (regular plural suffix).",
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        "2": "suffix form"
      },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "-ite"
        }
      ],
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        "plural of -ite"
      ],
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        [
          "-ite",
          "-ite#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-aɪts/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ites"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English suffix forms",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "thesis",
      "thesis#English"
    ],
    [
      "theses",
      "theses#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_text": "Analoguous to words such as thesis (whose plural is theses).",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "conjunctivitis → conjunctivitises"
        },
        {
          "text": "appendicitis → appendicites"
        },
        {
          "text": "urethritis → urethrites"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-itis"
        }
      ],
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        "plural of -itis"
      ],
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        [
          "-itis",
          "-itis#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) plural of -itis"
      ],
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        "morpheme",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ˈaɪtiːz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ites"
}