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-xeny

UK/-ksɪnɪ/US/-ksəni/

-xeny suffix: guest, stranger, host.

Suffix

-xeny

  1. guest, stranger, host
    Synonyms:
    xen-

Synonyms of -xeny

Origin of -xeny

From Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía), from ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange; foreigner, stranger, guest”).

Words formed from -xeny

Questions about -xeny

What does -xeny mean?
-xeny means guest, stranger, host.
What part of speech is -xeny?
-xeny is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -xeny?
-xeny is pronounced /-ksɪnɪ/ (UK).

Words near -xeny in the dictionary

  1. -worth
  2. -worthy
  3. -x
  4. -x-
  5. -xaban
  6. -xeny
  7. -ximab
  8. -xizu-
  9. -xor
  10. -y
  11. -yer

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