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-resse

-resse is the obsolete spelling of -ress.

Meaning of -ress

Suffix

-ress

  1. Forms feminine agent nouns.
    Synonyms:
    -a, -ess, -ette, -ine, she-, -trix

Questions about -resse

What is -resse the obsolete spelling of?
-resse is the obsolete spelling of -ress.

Words near -resse in the dictionary

  1. -relin
  2. -ren
  3. -renone
  4. -reotide
  5. -ress
  6. -resse
  7. -retin
  8. -retin-
  9. -ribine
  10. -ric
  11. -ridden

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