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-ce

-ce suffix: times: used to form a multiplicative numeral from a cardinal numeral.

Suffix

-ce

  1. (or 3) Times: used to form a multiplicative numeral from a cardinal numeral.
    • Her stomach being extremely delicate, he scarcely ordered any medicines for her all this time, except a cordial julep, with spir. volat. oleos. tinct. of rhubarb as a laxative, and a julep of aqu. rosar. acet. [illegible] alb. and syr. bals. of which last she took 2 table spoonfuls 2ce or 3ce a day...1809, abridgement of, 1758, Rob. Whytt, "On the Remarkable Effects of Blisters in Lessening the Quickness of the Pulse in Coughs, attended with Infarction of the Lungs and Fever" (Philosophical...
    • Whenever a user tries to login […] , a second login box comes up and they have to log in twice, apparently once for Novell, and once for the NT domain.1998 January 21, "LT" <elstazeelandnet.nl>, "Novell 32bit client for NT - have to log in 2ce???", message-ID <34C5C8D6.7927D6B@zeelandnet.nl>, comp.os.netware.connectivity, Usenet

Questions about -ce

What does -ce mean?
-ce means times: used to form a multiplicative numeral from a cardinal numeral.
What part of speech is -ce?
-ce is a suffix.

Words near -ce in the dictionary

  1. -cast
  2. -cation
  3. -cavir
  4. -cc
  5. -ccino
  6. -ce
  7. -cel
  8. -cele
  9. -celes
  10. -cels
  11. -cene

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