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escritoire
escrow
escudo
esculent
escutcheon
Esd.
Esdraelon, Plain of
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-ese
ESE
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-ese
-ese


suffix 
Definition:
 
1. from, of, native to, or inhabiting a particular place
Taiwanese
2. the language of a particular place
Chinese
3. the style of language of a particular group ( disapproving )
officialese
[Via Old French -eis, Italian -ese< Latin -ensis "originating in"]

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