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-ton

/tən/

-ton suffix: place-name suffix, originally denoting a town or enclosure of buildings.

Suffix

-ton (proper noun-forming suffix)

  1. Place-name suffix, originally denoting a town or enclosure of buildings.
    • Washington
  2. A set of specific objects or persons.
    • singleton

Forms of -ton

alternative form-tone
alternative form-town

Origin of -ton

From Middle English -ton, -tone, -tune, from Old English -tūn, derived from Old English tūn (“town”). Doublet of town.

Questions about -ton

What does -ton mean?
-ton means place-name suffix, originally denoting a town or enclosure of buildings.
What part of speech is -ton?
-ton is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -ton?
-ton is pronounced /tən/.

Words near -ton in the dictionary

  1. -toin
  2. -tok
  3. -tome
  4. -tomous
  5. -tomy
  6. -ton
  7. -tonia
  8. -tope
  9. -topia
  10. -topic
  11. -topy

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