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-an


suffix 
Definition:
 
1. of or relating to
Minoan
agrarian
2. somebody of or resembling a particular kind
librarian
[Via French< Latin -anus]

Word History

English words in which the original form of the Old French suffix -an is preserved include captain, chamberlain, chaplain, and fountain. English sovereign is descended from a Latin word with the suffix -anus.
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