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-gony

-gony suffix: forms nouns that describe the genesis of a class of thing.

Suffix

-gony

  1. Forms nouns that describe the genesis of a class of thing.
    • telegony (tele- + -gony)
    • gametogony (gamete + -o- + -gony)
    Synonyms:
    -genesis

Synonyms of -gony

Origin of -gony

From Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “generation”).

Questions about -gony

What does -gony mean?
-gony means forms nouns that describe the genesis of a class of thing.
What part of speech is -gony?
-gony is a suffix.

Words near -gony in the dictionary

  1. -go-
  2. -golide
  3. -gon
  4. -gonime
  5. -gonium
  6. -gony
  7. -goon
  8. -got-
  9. -gov-
  10. -grade
  11. -grades

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