Meanings
suffix
- raresciencesForming nouns or adjectives.
Origin
From the ending -idian, on the model of annelidian, arachnidian, ascidian, etc. By surface analysis, -id + -ian.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
-idian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-idian
MLA
“-idian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-idian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-idian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-idian.
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