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-ory (ôr′ē, ōr′ē, ər ē)

  1. Etymology: ME -orie < OFr -oire < L -orius, -oria, -orium

    of, having the nature of sensory, valedictory

  2. Etymology: ME -orie < OFr -oire, -orie < L -orium

    a place or thing for crematory

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