Meaning Of The Word -trix
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-trix Meaning
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What's The Definition Of -trix?
-trix in American English
suffix: a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it formed feminine nouns or adjectives corresponding to agent nouns ending in -tor (Bellatrix). On this model, -trix is used in English to form feminine nouns (aviatrix; executrix) and geometrical terms de -trix in British English forming feminine nouns of agency suffix forming nouns: indicating a feminine agent, corresponding to nouns ending in -tor |
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