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xylograph
xyloid
xylol
xylophagous
xylophone
xylose
xystus
-y (1)
-y (2)
-y (3)
Y (1)
Y (2)
Y (3)
y (1)
y (2)
y (3)
y’all
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-y (2)
-y


suffix 
Definition:
 
1. a condition, state, or quality
infamy
2. an activity
chandlery
3. the place where an activity is carried on, or the result or product of an activity
colliery
laundry
4. a body or group
soldiery
[Via Old French -ie< Latin -ia]
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