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-ability

a combination of -able and -ity, found on nouns corresponding to adjectives in -able: capability.

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Origin of -ability

Middle English -abilite ≪ Latin -ābilitās

Words nearby -ability

'un, 've, 'zine, -'s, -a, -ability, -able, -ably, -ac, -acea, -aceae

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