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a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to,” “originating in,” used in modern Latin scientific coinages, especially derivatives of placenames: canadensis; carolinensis.
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Origin of -ensis
<Latin -ēnsis;cf. -ese
Words nearby -ensis
ensiform process, ensign, ensign staff, ensilage, ensile, -ensis, ensky, enslave, ensnare, ensnarl, en soleil
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Example sentences from the Web for -ensis
Did tha ivver hear o' a private gentleman as had na a manny-ensis?
That Lass O' Lowrie's|Frances Hodgson BurnettBy quick repetition of this process Ensis can get out of sight in a remarkably sudden manner.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold