suffix

• 1Forming nouns denoting a class or kind.

  ‘confectionery’

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  • ‘greenery’

• 2Forming nouns denoting an occupation, a state, a condition, or behavior.

  ‘archery’

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  • ‘bravery’
  • ‘slavery’

  1. 2.1Forming nouns with depreciatory reference.
     ‘knavery’
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     • ‘tomfoolery’

• 3Forming nouns denoting a place set aside for an activity or a grouping of things, animals, etc.

  ‘orangery’

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  • ‘rookery’