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1(forming adjectives) belonging to; resembling in nature.
‘Alpine’- ‘asinine’
- ‘canine’
2Forming adjectives from the names of genera (such as bovine from the genus Bos) or from the names of subfamilies (such as colubrine from the subfamily Colubrinae).
Origin
From French -in, -ine, or from Latin -inus.
suffix
Forming adjectives from the names of minerals, plants, etc.
‘crystalline’- ‘hyacinthine’
Origin
From Latin -inus, from Greek -inos.
suffix
Forming feminine nouns such as heroine, margravine.
Origin
From French, via Latin -ina from Greek -inē, or from German -in.
Pronunciation
-ine
/?n/ /i?n/suffix
1Forming chiefly abstract nouns and diminutives such as doctrine, medicine, figurine.
2Chemistry
Forming names of alkaloids, halogens, amines, amino acids, and other substances.‘cocaine’- ‘chlorine’
- ‘thymine’
Origin
From French, from the Latin feminine form -ina.
Pronunciation
-ine
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