-ification

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See also: -ificâtion

English

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Etymology

From Middle English -ificacioun (ending on words generally borrowed whole from Old French), from Old French -ification, in turn from Latin -ficātiō, a noun ending related to the supine ending -ficātum of first-conjugation verbs ending in -ficō (English -ify), derived from compounding with faciō.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ification

  1. The process of becoming.

Usage notes

Occurs in words of French or Latin origin, but also productive, instead of expected *-ifation, from -ify (“become”) + -ation (“process of”); compare -ability.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ification
other terms ending in -ification

Translations

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French -ification, in turn borrowed from Latin -ficātiōnem, a noun ending related to the supine ending -ficātum of first-conjugation verbs ending in -ficō.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ification f (plural -ifications)

  1. -ification

Derived terms

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