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-ories

Syllables: -o·ries/-(ə)ɹiz/

-ories is the plural of -ory.

Meaning of -ory

Suffix (1)

-ory (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)

  1. Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form adjectives meaning “of”, “pertaining to”, or “serving for”.
    • excrete + -ory → excretory
    Synonyms:
    -al, -ar, -ary, -ese, -ic, -id, -ish, -like, -oid, -ous

Suffix (2)

-ory (noun-forming suffix, plural -ories)

  1. Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form nouns meaning “that which pertains to or serves for”.
    • ambulate + -ory → ambulatory
    Synonyms:
    -age, -al, -arium, -drome, -ery, -ium, -orium

Questions about -ories

What is -ories the plural of?
-ories is the plural of -ory.
How do you pronounce -ories?
-ories is pronounced /-(ə)ɹiz/.

Words near -ories in the dictionary

  1. -opsy
  2. -or
  3. -orama
  4. -orexia
  5. -oria
  6. -ories
  7. -orium
  8. -oriums
  9. -orph-
  10. -orphan
  11. -orphine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -ories (page history and authors); -ory (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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