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-ast

-ast suffix: someone associated with something.

Suffix

-ast

  1. someone associated with something

Origin of -ast

From Latin -asta, from Ancient Greek -αστής (-astḗs), from -άζω (-ázō, verbal suffix) + -τής (-tḗs, agent-noun suffix).

Questions about -ast

What does -ast mean?
-ast means someone associated with something.
What part of speech is -ast?
-ast is a suffix.

Words near -ast in the dictionary

  1. -ase
  2. -ases
  3. -asone
  4. -ass
  5. -asses
  6. -ast
  7. -aster
  8. -astic
  9. -asvir
  10. -ata
  11. -ate

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