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-cratic

/ˈkɹætɪk/

-cratic suffix: used to form adjectives, of or befitting -cracy.

Suffix

-cratic

  1. used to form adjectives, of or befitting -cracy
    • democratic
  2. used to form adjectives, of or befitting -crat
    • aristocrat

Origin of -cratic

From Middle French -cratique, and its source, Latin -craticus, from Ancient Greek -κρατικός (-kratikós), from -κρατία (-kratía, “-cracy”), from κράτος (krátos, “strength, might, rule, authority”). Equivalent to -crat + -ic or -cracy + -ic.

Words formed from -cratic

Questions about -cratic

What does -cratic mean?
-cratic means used to form adjectives, of or befitting -cracy.
What part of speech is -cratic?
-cratic is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -cratic?
-cratic is pronounced /ˈkɹætɪk/ (UK).

Words near -cratic in the dictionary

  1. -cracy
  2. -craft
  3. -crafts
  4. -crasy
  5. -crat
  6. -cratic
  7. -crats
  8. -crete
  9. -crine
  10. -cross
  11. -crypt

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