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-stock

-stock suffix: forming the names of theme-based festivals or concerts.

Suffix

-stock

  1. Forming the names of theme-based festivals or concerts.
    • From a 25-foot-high platform on the shores of Lake Ontario reminiscent of a rock concert stage, John Paul delivered his prescription for a fulfilling life to the Catholic Church's next generation during the three-hour opening ceremony of World Youth Day, also dubbed "Popestock."2002, San Francisco Chronicle -, Pope musters energy to rally church's next generation
    • Cheesestock: Camping event for people who love cheese. Must bring a cheese dish or item. March 62004, Las Vegas Mercury -, A/E: Entertainment calendar (cont.)

Origin of -stock

From Woodstock, a famous American festival.

Questions about -stock

What does -stock mean?
-stock means forming the names of theme-based festivals or concerts.
What part of speech is -stock?
-stock is a suffix.

Words near -stock in the dictionary

  1. -steric
  2. -steride
  3. -sterone
  4. -sters
  5. -stigmine
  6. -stock
  7. -stodon
  8. -stomatous
  9. -stome
  10. -stomy
  11. -stress

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