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-limnion

-limnion suffix: a part of a stratified lake.

Suffix

-limnion

  1. A part of a stratified lake.

Origin of -limnion

From Ancient Greek λιμνίον (limníon, “small pond”), from λίμνη (límnē, “lake, marsh”).

Words formed from -limnion

Questions about -limnion

What does -limnion mean?
-limnion means a part of a stratified lake.
What part of speech is -limnion?
-limnion is a suffix.

Words near -limnion in the dictionary

  1. -lie
  2. -lier
  3. -liest
  4. -like
  5. -lim-
  6. -limnion
  7. -lin
  8. -ling
  9. -lings
  10. -lite
  11. -lith

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