-ery
noun suffix
plural -eries
Definition of -ery
1
: qualities collectively : character : -ness
snobbery
2
: art : practice
quackery trickery
3
: place of doing, keeping, producing, or selling (the thing specified)
fishery bakery eatery
4
: collection : aggregate
finery greenery
5
: state or condition
slavery
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“-ery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-ery. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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