-acea

American  

Zoology.

1. a suffix used in the formation of names of classes and orders.

   Crustacea.

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-acea British  

suffix

1. denoting animals belonging to a class or order

   Crustacea (class)

   Cetacea (order)

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Etymology

Origin of -acea

< Latin, neuter pl, with collective meaning, of -āceus. See -aceous

Example Sentences

Earlier this week, it said it intended to propose Fabrizio Palermo, the boss of Italian water operator Acea, as its new CEO.

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“Palermo is a manager held in high regard by the market and by both Italian and international institutional investors, with a positive track record as CEO of Acea and in his previous roles at CDP and Fincantieri,” Equita said in a research note.

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Fabrizio Palermo, the boss of water operator Acea, former Intesa Sanpaolo and Poste Italiane chief Corrado Passera and former UniCredit executive and Banca Mediolanum board member Carlo Vivaldi are candidates for the CEO post, Monte dei Paschi said.

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Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, an industry body also known as ACEA.

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New-car registrations for BYD models, a reflection of sales, surged to 16,158 units in November from 4,821 a year earlier, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, an industry body also known as ACEA.

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