-ine _en

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[L1083429]

(oed) (oed) (oed) (oed)

Forms

singular : -ine _en [L1083429-F1]
plural : -ines _en [L1083429-F2]

Senses

suffix added to names of persons, animals, or material things, and to some other words, with the sense "of" or "pertaining to," "of the nature of" _en [L1083429-S1]
noun suffix used particularly in chemical terms, and especially in names of basic substances _en [L1083429-S2]
suffix of feminine nouns (heroine), given names (Clementine), and titles (landgravine) _en [L1083429-S3]