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-urgy
- a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “work” ( dramaturgy ): on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( metallurgy ).
-urgy
combining form
- indicating technology concerned with a specified material
metallurgy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -urgy1
from Greek -urgia, from ergon work
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