-clast

suffix

Something that breaks or destroys.

OriginAncient Greek κλαστός →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Something that breaks or destroys.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκλαστός“broken”
  2. English-clast

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken”), verbal adjective of κλάω (kláō, “to break”).

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Translations

French -claste
  • -clastesomething that breaks or destroys
Irish -clast
  • -clastsomething that breaks or destroys
Cite this entry
APA

-clast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-clast

MLA

“-clast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-clast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-clast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-clast.

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