-ary Definition

erē; chiefly Brit əri
suffix
Of or relating to.
Bacillary.
American Heritage
One that relates to or is connected with.
Boundary.
American Heritage
Of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Order, ordinary.
Wiktionary

(mathematics) Having the specified arity.

Wiktionary
affix
Relating to, connected with.
Urinary.
Webster's New World
A person or thing connected with.
Dictionary.
Webster's New World
A place for.
Granary.
Webster's New World
Like, of the same kind.
Webster's New World

Origin of -ary

  • Middle English -arie from Old French from Latin -ārius adj. and n. suff

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin adjective suffixes -aris and -arius

    From Wiktionary

  • L -arius, -aria, -arium

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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