"-soft" meaning in English

See -soft in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From software. Etymology templates: {{m|en|software}} software Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -soft, {{en-suffix}} -soft
  1. Used in the names of software houses. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--soft-en-suffix-uApCYihL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -soft meaning in English (2.2kB)

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