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-metry

-metry suffix: forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.

Suffix

-metry

  1. Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.

Origin of -metry

From Old French -métrie, from Latin -metria, from Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría), from μέτρον (métron, “measurement”) + -ίᾱ (-íā, “-y: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to -meter + -y.

Words formed from -metry

Questions about -metry

What does -metry mean?
-metry means forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.
What part of speech is -metry?
-metry is a suffix.

Words near -metry in the dictionary

  1. -methasone
  2. -metre
  3. -metres
  4. -metric
  5. -metrics
  6. -metry
  7. -micin
  8. -mictic
  9. -mifene
  10. -minx
  11. -misia

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