TY
or ty
abbreviation
thank you.
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Question 1 of 10
seclusion
Origin of TY
From its use in digital communications
Definition for TY (2 of 4)
-ty1
a suffix of numerals denoting multiples of ten: twenty; thirty.
Origin of -ty
1Middle English; Old English -tig; cognate with Old Frisian -tich,German -zig,Old Norse -tigr,Gothic -tigjus
Definition for TY (3 of 4)
-ty2
a suffix occurring in nouns of Latin origin, denoting quality, state, etc.: unity; enmity.
Origin of -ty
2Middle English -te(e) <Old French -te(t) <Latin -tātem, accusative of -tās
Definition for TY (4 of 4)
Ty.
abbreviation
Territory.
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British Dictionary definitions for TY (1 of 2)
-ty1
suffix
denoting a multiple of tensixty; seventy
Word Origin for -ty
from Old English -tig ten
British Dictionary definitions for TY (2 of 2)
-ty2
suffix forming nouns
indicating state, condition, or qualitycruelty
Word Origin for -ty
from Old French -te, -tet, from Latin -tās, -tāt-; related to Greek -tēs
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