"-speak" meaning in English

See -speak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Probably originally from Newspeak, coined by George Orwell in his book Nineteen Eighty-Four. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Newspeak}} Newspeak Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -speak, {{en-suffix}} -speak
  1. Indicates a manner of speech or writing typical of or characterized by the root term. Wikipedia link: George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ese
    Sense id: en--speak-en-suffix-kXCzaDuF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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