Definitions
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- suffix Forming nouns denoting subatomic
particles (proton), quanta (photon),molecular units (codon), orsubstances (interferon). - suffix biology, genetics Forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units, such as
codon orrecon . - suffix chemistry Forming names of
noble gases and certain other elements (such asboron orcarbon ).
Etymologies
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Examples
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We still have much work to do to eradicate this epidemic -- changing laws and policies that devalue women and girls, educating others to recognize the signs of domestic abuse and how to help their friends and family, working with youth early on to prevent this abuse, and putting the blame where it belongs -on the abuser.
Kathleen Doherty: October Is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Too Kathleen Doherty 2011
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We still have much work to do to eradicate this epidemic -- changing laws and policies that devalue women and girls, educating others to recognize the signs of domestic abuse and how to help their friends and family, working with youth early on to prevent this abuse, and putting the blame where it belongs -on the abuser.
Kathleen Doherty: October Is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Too Kathleen Doherty 2011
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We still have much work to do to eradicate this epidemic -- changing laws and policies that devalue women and girls, educating others to recognize the signs of domestic abuse and how to help their friends and family, working with youth early on to prevent this abuse, and putting the blame where it belongs -on the abuser.
Kathleen Doherty: October Is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Too Kathleen Doherty 2011
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We still have much work to do to eradicate this epidemic -- changing laws and policies that devalue women and girls, educating others to recognize the signs of domestic abuse and how to help their friends and family, working with youth early on to prevent this abuse, and putting the blame where it belongs -on the abuser.
Kathleen Doherty: October Is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Too Kathleen Doherty 2011
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We still have much work to do to eradicate this epidemic -- changing laws and policies that devalue women and girls, educating others to recognize the signs of domestic abuse and how to help their friends and family, working with youth early on to prevent this abuse, and putting the blame where it belongs -on the abuser.
Kathleen Doherty: October Is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Too Kathleen Doherty 2011
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We still have much work to do to eradicate this epidemic -- changing laws and policies that devalue women and girls, educating others to recognize the signs of domestic abuse and how to help their friends and family, working with youth early on to prevent this abuse, and putting the blame where it belongs -on the abuser.
Kathleen Doherty: October Is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Too Kathleen Doherty 2011
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In future corporate naming, en- is very likely to be avoided as a prefix, and the suffix -on is off.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The suffix -on is considered by corporate image makers in the energy and technology fields to be a futuristic syllable—hence Exxon and Chevron, Raytheon and Micron.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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In future corporate naming, en- is very likely to be avoided as a prefix, and the suffix -on is off.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The suffix -on is considered by corporate image makers in the energy and technology fields to be a futuristic syllable—hence Exxon and Chevron, Raytheon and Micron.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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