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-acal

UK/ək.l̩/US/ək.l̩/

-acal suffix: used to form an adjective from a noun.

Suffix

-acal (adjective-forming suffix, not generally comparable, comparative more -acal, superlative most -acal)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Used to form an adjective from a noun.
    • prosody + -acal → prosodiacal

Forms of -acal

comparativemore -acal
superlativemost -acal

Origin of -acal

From -ac + -al, probably on the model of -ical beside -ic.

Questions about -acal

What does -acal mean?
-acal means used to form an adjective from a noun.
What part of speech is -acal?
-acal is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -acal?
-acal is pronounced /ək.l̩/ (UK).

Words near -acal in the dictionary

  1. -ability
  2. -able
  3. -ably
  4. -aboo
  5. -ac
  6. -acal
  7. -aceous
  8. -acious
  9. -acity
  10. -acusis
  11. -acy

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