Meaning Of The Word -ium

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-ium in American English
suffix: a suffix found on nouns borrowed from Latin, esp. derivatives of verbs (odium; tedium; colloquium; delirium), deverbal compounds with the initial element denoting the object of the verb (nasturtium), other types of compounds ( equilibrium; millennium), an

-ium in British English
forming Modern Latin names for chemical elements
suffix forming nouns: indicating a metallic element

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