-atory (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

  1. a combination of -ate1 and -ory1 or -ory2, used infrequently as an independent suffix with the same senses as -ory1 and -ory2: affirmatory; observatory.
suffix forming adjectives
  1. of, relating to, characterized by, or serving to
-atory (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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