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/ə.ɹi/ · suffix
Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also..
devolution + -ary → devolutionary
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Use -ary when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
-ary means Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also..
Common synonyms include -al, -ar, -ese, -ic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
devolution + -ary → devolutionary
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