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-gyny

-gyny suffix: the state of having a specific number of wives.

Suffix

-gyny

  1. the state of having a specific number of wives
  2. a situation with respect to female plant organs
  3. having a specified number or type of female plant organs

Origin of -gyny

From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, female”).

Words formed from -gyny

Questions about -gyny

What does -gyny mean?
-gyny means the state of having a specific number of wives.
What part of speech is -gyny?
-gyny is a suffix.

Words near -gyny in the dictionary

  1. -grave
  2. -grel
  3. -grel-
  4. -guessr
  5. -gynous
  6. -gyny
  7. -gyre
  8. -h
  9. -h-
  10. -ham
  11. -head

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