-atory

suffix

Forms adjectives of, relating to, or connected with the thing specified

OriginLatin -atorius →
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Meanings

-atory1

suffix
  1. Forms adjectives of, relating to, or connected with the thing specified

-atory2

suffix
  1. Forms nouns that represent things or places where a specified activity takes place

Origin

-atory · suffix

  1. Latin-atorius
  2. Latin-atorius
  3. English-atory

Borrowed from Latin -atorius. By surface analysis, -ate + -ory.

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-atory · suffix

  1. ['la-atorium
  2. Latin-atorium
  3. English-atory

Borrowed from Latin -atorium (neuter of -atorius). By surface analysis, -ate + -ory.

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Translations

French -atoire, -atoire
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German -atorisch, -atorium
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Italian -atorio, -atorio
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Cite this entry
APA

-atory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-atory

MLA

“-atory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-atory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-atory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-atory.

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