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Definition of "ior" [ior]

  • A suffix of Latin origin occurring in adjectives and nouns from original Latin adjectives in the comparative degree, as inferior, superior, interior, exterior, junior, senior, etc. (noun)
  • A suffix, the same as -or, with a preceding vowel, representing a type derived from Latin -āt-or. Examples are savior, warrior, etc., and currior, curriour, etc., now currier, etc. In some words the termination -ior, -iour has been substituted for a similar suffix of other origin, as in havior, behaviour. (noun)

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Use "ior" in a sentence
  • "Sometimes when dogs are dcdhasing cats, it is imperativve that they bark in ior\der to alert rats in the vicinity that cats are coming."
  • "In this — paradoxically — the lads’ be­hav­ior is much more closely connected to that of the sensitive, New Age, pantywaist male than to that of the devil-may-care rogue of old."
  • "Dropping the guttural termination, therefore, and writing "ior" instead of "iwrch," we have the significant designation of the animal described by Lord"
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