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sufficient reason
suffix
suffocate
Suffolk (1)
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Suffolk punch
suffragan
suffrage
suffragette
suffragi
suffragist
suffuse
Sufi
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suffrage

suf·frage [ súffrij ] (plural suf·frages)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. right to vote: the right to vote in public elections

2. act of voting: a vote or the act of voting ( archaic )

3. religion short prayer: a short prayer on behalf of somebody, especially a prayer said as part of a Christian litany

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin suffragium "support, a vote"]
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