OID

-oid. Etym: [Gr. wit: cf.F. -oïde, L. -oïdes.]

Definition: A suffix or combining form meaning like, resembling, in the form of; as in anthropoid, asteroid, spheroid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 December 2024

PROOF

(adjective) (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; “temptation-proof”; “childproof locks”


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As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.

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