Reference meaning
-oid
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Resembling; having the likeness of (usually including the concept of not being the same despite the likeness, but counterexamples exist).
Other meanings
2. suffix
Of, pertaining to, or related to.
3. suffix
Added to nouns to create derogatory terms, typically referring to a particular ideology or group of people.
4. suffix
Added typically to the name of an algebraic structure, to denote the horizontal categorification of that structure.
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