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a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, forming nouns used especially in names of zoological groups: Vertebrata.
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Origin of -ata
1<Latin, neuter plural of -ātus-ate1, originally adj. in Latin, then substantivized in NL.
Definition for -ata (2 of 3)
-ata2
a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: stomata.
Origin of -ata
2Definition for -ata (3 of 3)
A.T.A.
abbreviation
Associate Technical Aide.
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