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suffixGrowth or formation
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Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs)
- English-plasia
From New Latin -plasia, from Ancient Greek πλάσις (plásis, “molding, formation”).
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APA
-plasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-plasia
MLA
“-plasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-plasia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-plasia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-plasia.
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