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-ote

-ote suffix: having or equipped with a certain feature or structure.

Suffix

-ote

  1. Having or equipped with a certain feature or structure.
    • amnion + -ote → amniote

Origin of -ote

From Ancient Greek -ωτά (-ōtá), neuter plural of -ωτός (-ōtós), verbal adjective from the stem of -όω (-óō, denominal verb suffix). Related to translingual -ota.

Questions about -ote

What does -ote mean?
-ote means having or equipped with a certain feature or structure.
What part of speech is -ote?
-ote is a suffix.

Words near -ote in the dictionary

  1. -osin
  2. -osis
  3. -osity
  4. -osmia
  5. -ostomy
  6. -ote
  7. -oth
  8. -otic
  9. -otomy
  10. -our
  11. -ous

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