Meanings
suffix
- dialectalDialectal form of -ling.
Origin
- Middle English-lin
- English-lin
From Middle English -lin, variant of -ling. More at -ling.
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APA
-lin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lin
MLA
“-lin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-lin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lin.
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