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Definition of -k-
1. Interfix. (chiefly in verb forms) ''Added after a word’s terminal ‘c’ when it is suffixed by a morpheme beginning in ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘y’, ‘æ’, or ‘œ’ (usually'' (term sc=unicode -ed) ''or'' (term sc=unicode -ing)''), so as to preserve its “hard”'' (IPAchar [k]) ''sound (as opposed to'' (IPAchar [s])'').'' ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of -k-
| -istic -istical -istically -ite -itis -itol -itude -ity -ium -ive | -ization -ize -izzle -ja -k -k- (current term) -ki- -kin -kin- -kind | -kinesis -kins -lalia -land -landia -latry -le -leafed -lepsy -lept |
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