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-fuge

-fuge suffix: used to signify a noun that dispels or removes.

Suffix

-fuge

  1. Used to signify a noun that dispels or removes.
    • Latin febris (“fever”) + -fuge → febrifuge

Origin of -fuge

From Latin -fugus.

Questions about -fuge

What does -fuge mean?
-fuge means used to signify a noun that dispels or removes.
What part of speech is -fuge?
-fuge is a suffix.

Words near -fuge in the dictionary

  1. -fu-
  2. -fuckin'-
  3. -fuckin-
  4. -fucking-
  5. -fugal
  6. -fuge
  7. -ful
  8. -full
  9. -fuls
  10. -fung-
  11. -fungin

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