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-phagic

US/ˈfeɪd͡ʒɪk/

-phagic suffix: used to form adjectives from prefixes, to denote diet types.

Suffix

-phagic

  1. Used to form adjectives from prefixes, to denote diet types

Origin of -phagic

From Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive aorist of ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”).

Questions about -phagic

What does -phagic mean?
-phagic means used to form adjectives from prefixes, to denote diet types.
What part of speech is -phagic?
-phagic is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -phagic?
-phagic is pronounced /ˈfeɪd͡ʒɪk/ (US).

Words near -phagic in the dictionary

  1. -persons
  2. -petal
  3. -pexy
  4. -phage
  5. -phagia
  6. -phagic
  7. -phagist
  8. -phagous
  9. -phagy
  10. -phalangia
  11. -phalangy

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