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-acity

  1. a complex noun suffix meaning “quality of ” or “abounding in the characteristic of,” appearing in loanwords from Latin:

    tenacity.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of -acity1

Middle English -acite Latin -ācitāt- (stem of -ācitās ). See -acious, -ity

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