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a suffix forming adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in the suffixes -acity and -acy: audacious; fallacious.
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Origin of -acious
Words nearby -acious
acinotubular gland, acinous, acinous cell, acinous gland, acinus, -acious, Acis, -acity, ack, ack-ack, ackee
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