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ary

[air-ee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

any; anyone.
none, not any; nary.

-ary

a suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Classical and Medieval Latin, on adjectives (elementary; honorary; stationary; tributary ), personal nouns (actuary; notary; secretary ), or nouns denoting objects, especially receptacles or places (library; rosary; glossary ). The suffix has the general sense “pertaining to, connected with” the referent named by the base; it is productive in English, sometimes with the additional senses “contributing to,” “for the purpose of,” and usually forming adjectives.
complimentary; visionary; revolutionary; inflationary.

-ary

suffix

(forming adjectives) of; related to; belonging to
cautionary
rudimentary
(forming nouns)
1. a person connected with or engaged in
  missionary
2. a thing relating to; a place for
  commentary
  aviary

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ary¹

First recorded in 1810–20; alteration of e'er a ever a, in sense “any”

Origin of ary²

Middle English -arie, from Latin -��ܲ�, -a, -um; English personal nouns reflect -��ܲ�, while objects and places reflect -��ܳ� or -��. Inherited and adopted French forms of this suffix are -er ², -eer, -ier ², -aire; -er ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ary¹

from Latin -��ܲ�, -��, -��ܳ�

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Example Sentences

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His brother-in-law Ary Freilich said that Mr. Lieberman’s fall occurred at his home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx and that he died at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Upper Manhattan.

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“This is unbelievable, it really is,” midfielder Ary Borges said on social media.

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He died in a hospital near his Space Coast Florida home, said Max Ary, director of the Stafford Air & Space Museum in Weatherford, Oklahoma.

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“Tom was involved in so many things that most people were not aware of, such as being known as the ‘Father of Stealth’,” Ary said in an email.

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And that's what The Pavilion was always meant to be, says Salman Iqbal, the owner of ARY media group, the production company which runs the show.

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When To Use

What does -ary mean?

The combining form -ary is a suffix with a variety of meanings. In some words, it is used to denote an object, particularly a receptacle or place. In some other terms, it is used to mean "pertaining to; connected with." Additionally, in some English terms it means "contributing to" or "for the purpose of." It is often used in everyday and technical terms.The form -ary comes from the Latin -��ܲ� and -��ܳ�, meaning “thing connected with or employed in, place for." By way of French, English has inherited numerous suffixes with similar meanings to that of -ary, including -aire, as in millionaire; -eer, as in engineer; -er, as in archer; or -ier, as in financier. Check out all four entries to learn more.

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