-ple

/pəl/

suffix

A tuple containing the specified number of terms.

“Adrian + -o- + -ple → Adrianople (surface analysis)”

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Meanings

-ple1

suffix
  1. A tuple containing the specified number of terms.
  2. Containing the specified number of terms.

    […]where the integral is n-ple, dx standing in for dx₁dx₂....dxₙ.

    1934, A. C. Aitken, “Note on Selection from a Multivariate Normal Population”, in Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 4, page 108

-ple2

suffix
  1. alternativeidiomaticAlternative form of -polis used in transcriptions of medieval Greek city names.

    Adrian + -o- + -ple → Adrianople (surface analysis)

    1 more example

    Constantine + -o- + -ple → Constantinople (surface analysis)

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

-ple · suffix

  1. Latin-plus“more, in sum”
  2. English-ple

From Latin -plus (“more, in sum”).

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-ple · suffix

  1. Ancient Greekπόλις
  2. Latin-polis
  3. English-ple

From Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis). Doublet of -polis.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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