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-ling

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) -ling (noun suffix)
  2. 2) -ling (adverb suffix)
  3. ling (noun)
  4. ling (noun)
  5. ling ko
  6. ding-a-ling (noun)
  7. sting and ling (adverb)
  8. ting-a-ling (noun)
  9. Nan Ling (geographical name)
  10. Soong Ai-ling (biographical name)
  11. Soong Ch'ing-ling (biographical name)
  12. Soong Mei-ling (biographical name)

1-ling

noun suffix

Definition of -LING

1
: one connected with or having the quality of <hireling>
2
: young, small, or inferior one <duckling>

Origin of -LING

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English -ing

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