English Explanatory Dictionary

-desis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Binding, fusion.

Pronunciation

/-ˌdɪs.ɪs/ /-ˈdiːsɪs/

Word forms

-desis

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέσῐς (désĭs, “binding together”), from δέω (déō, “to bind, tie, fasten”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix).

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