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-cy

(sē, si)

quality, condition, state, or fact of being: idiocy
position, rank, or office of: captaincy, curacy

Origin: < ME & OFr -cie, L -cia, -tia, Gr -kia, -keia, -tia, -teia

See -cy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

CY

abbreviation

calendar year

-cy

suffix

State; condition; quality: bankruptcy.
Rank; office: baronetcy.

Origin: Middle English -cie, from Old French -cie, -tie, from Latin -cia, -tia and Greek -kiā, -keia, -tiā, -teia.

.cy

abbreviation

Cyprus (in Internet addresses)

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