Reference meaning
-ory
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Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form adjectives meaning “of”, “pertaining to”, or “serving for”.
Other meanings
2. suffix
Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form nouns meaning “that which pertains to or serves for”.
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