A suffix forming adjectives and nouns, often meaning 'relating to,' 'containing,' or 'one who practices.'
From Latin '-arius' and '-aria,' suffixes that create agent nouns and adjectives; extensively used in English through Romance language influence.
The suffix '-ary' is so common that we barely notice it, but it appears in hundreds of everyday words—'dictionary,' 'library,' 'revolutionary'—making it one of the most productive word-building elements in English.
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