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-phore

-phore suffix: bearer, carrier or conveyor.

Suffix

-phore

  1. Bearer, carrier or conveyor.

Forms of -phore

alternative form-phor

Origin of -phore

From New Latin -phorus, from Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”), a derivative of φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry”). See phoresy.

Questions about -phore

What does -phore mean?
-phore means bearer, carrier or conveyor.
What part of speech is -phore?
-phore is a suffix.

Words near -phore in the dictionary

  1. -phonic
  2. -phonics
  3. -phonous
  4. -phony
  5. -phor
  6. -phore
  7. -phoresis
  8. -phoretic
  9. -phorous
  10. -phrasia
  11. -phrenia

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