Meaning Of The Word -atory

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-atory in American English
-ory
suffix: a combination of -ate1 and -ory1 or -ory2, used infrequently as an independent suffix with the same senses as -ory1 or -ory2

-atory in British English
suffix forming adjectives: of, relating to, characterized by, or serving to

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