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a suffix occurring in scientific terms: Polaris.
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Origin of -aris
<Latin -āris;see -ar1
Words nearby -aris
ariose, arioso, Ariosto, Ariovistus, aripiprazole, -aris, arise, arista, Aristaeus, aristarch, Aristarchus
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