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• Algy
  Algy

  noun

  a first name, form of Algernon.
• -algy
  -algy

  variant of -algia.

Algy

¹ American  

[al-jee] / ˈæl dʒi /

noun

1. a first name, form of Algernon.

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-algy ² American  

1. variant of -algia.

   coxalgy.

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Usage

What does -algy mean? The combining form -algy is used like a suffix meaning “pain.” It is used in a few, mostly historical forms of medical terms, especially in pathology. The form -algy comes from the Greek álgos, meaning “pain.” Similar in meaning and use to algo- are odyno- and -odynia, which derive from odýnē, also meaning “pain.”The form -algy is a rare variant of the much more common -algia, as in sacralgia. A corresponding form of -algy combined to the beginning of words is algo-, as in algophobia. Learn more about these forms in our Words That Use articles for each.

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Algy

The London sleuth and his sidekick, Algy, catch crooks for a Scotland Yard inspector.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2021

To many, though, he will be best remembered for his brief appearance as Q - here nicknamed Algy - in 1983's Never Say Never Again.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2017

And then there was poor Algy Edwards, dumped on by everyone in sight.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2015

Simon Harrison makes a worthy Worthing, while Alex Felton's Algy is so effete his safety seems to depend on the adequate provision of silk chaises longues for him to flop upon.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2010

Algernon Keen, for value received, promised to pay to John Gordon—" —"in a year," Algy broke in; "I ain't going to have it run but a year—and put in the interest, sir.

From Dr. Lavendar's People by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland

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