-oon

UK/uːn/

suffix

Forming nouns, mainly in borrowed words.

OriginFrench -on →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. idiomaticForming nouns, mainly in borrowed words.

Origin

  1. French-on
  2. English-oon

From French -on.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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