-cline

suffix

A specified form of slope or gradation.

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Meanings

suffix
  1. A specified form of slope or gradation.

Origin

Back-formation from -clinal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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