Ion_2 Suffix - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of -ion suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-ion suffix(also -ation, -ition, -sion, -tion, -xion) jump to other results
  1. (in nouns) the action or state of
    • hesitation
    • competition
    • confession
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    • -able
    • -age
    • -al
    • -ance
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    • -arian
    • -ary
    • -dom
    • -ee
    • -er
    • -ese
    • -esque
    • -ess
    • -fold
    • -ful
    • -hood
    • -ify
    • -ion
    • -ish
    • -ism
    • -ist
    • -ista
    • -ite
    • -itis
    • -ize
    • -less
    • -let
    • -ling
    • -ly
    • -ment
    • -most
    • -ness
    • -oid
    • -or
    • -ous
    • -ship
    Word Originvia French from Latin -ion-.

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  • ion noun

Nearby words

  • IOM
  • ion noun
  • -ion suffix
  • Iona
  • ionic adjective
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