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-an
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
an
(indefinite article)
-an
(noun suffix)
-an
(adjective suffix)
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-an
noun suffix
or
-ian
also
-ean
1
-an
noun suffix
or
-ian
also
-ean
Learner's definition of -AN
:
someone or something that belongs to
Americ
an
[=a person who lives in or is from America]
Boston
ian
[=a person who lives in or is from Boston]
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-an
adjective suffix
or
-ian
also
-ean
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-an
adjective suffix
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-ian
also
-ean
Learner's definition of -AN
1
:
of or belonging to
Americ
an
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characteristic of
:
resembling
Hercul
ean
[=resembling Hercules]
Mozart
ean
[=characteristic of or resembling Mozart]
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