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-ery

American  

  1. a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place or establishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc..

    archery; bakery; cutlery; fishery; trickery; witchery.
-ery British  

suffix

  1. indicating a place of business or some other activity

    bakery

    brewery

    refinery

  2. indicating a class or collection of things

    cutlery

    greenery

  3. indicating qualities or actions collectively

    snobbery

    trickery

  4. indicating a practice or occupation

    husbandry

  5. indicating a state or condition

    slavery
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of -ery

Middle English < Old French -erie, equivalent to -ier -er 2 + -ie -y 3

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