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adjective suffixDefinition of -SOME
: characterized by a (specified) thing, quality, state, or action <awesome> <burdensome> <cuddlesome>
Origin of -SOME
Middle English -som, from Old English -sum; akin to Old High German -sam -some, Old English sum some
2-some
noun suffixDefinition of -SOME
: group of (so many) members and especially persons <foursome>
Origin of -SOME
Middle English (northern dialect) -sum, from Middle English sum, pron., one, some
3-some
noun combining formDefinition of -SOME
1
: body <chromosome>
2
: chromosome <monosome>
Origin of -SOME
New Latin -somat-, -soma, from Greek sōmat-, sōma
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noun combining form \ˌsōm\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of -SOME
1
: body <chromosome>
2
: chromosome <monosome>
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