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-algia

-algia suffix: pain, suffering.

Suffix

-algia

  1. pain, suffering
    Synonyms:
    -dynia, -odynia

Synonyms of -algia

Forms of -algia

alternative form-algy

Origin of -algia

Learned borrowing from New Latin -algia. By surface analysis, alg- + -ia.

Questions about -algia

What does -algia mean?
-algia means pain, suffering.
What part of speech is -algia?
-algia is a suffix.

Words near -algia in the dictionary

  1. -aire
  2. -aires
  3. -aissance
  4. -al
  5. -alf
  6. -algia
  7. -algy
  8. -alia
  9. -alicious
  10. -ality
  11. -all

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