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-oon

UK/uːn/

-oon suffix: forming nouns, mainly in borrowed words.

Suffix

-oon

  1. (idiomatic) Forming nouns, mainly in borrowed words.

Origin of -oon

From French -on.

Questions about -oon

What does -oon mean?
-oon means forming nouns, mainly in borrowed words.
What part of speech is -oon?
-oon is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -oon?
-oon is pronounced /uːn/ (UK).

Words near -oon in the dictionary

  1. -onomy
  2. -ont
  3. -onym
  4. -onymy
  5. -oomer
  6. -oon
  7. -opamine
  8. -ope
  9. -ophilic
  10. -opia
  11. -opoly

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