CY
abbreviation
Definition of CY
calendar year
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-cy
noun suffix
Definition of -cy
1 : action : practice mendicancy
2 : rank : office chaplaincy
3 : body : class magistracy
4 : state : quality bankruptcy —often replacing a final -t or -te of the base word accuracy
Origin and Etymology of -cy
Middle English -cie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -tia, partly from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia -y, partly from Greek -tia, -teia, from -t- (final stem consonant) + -ia, -eia -y
CY Defined for English Language Learners
-cy
noun suffix
Definition of -cy for English Language Learners
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: the state of having a particular quality
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: the action or practice of a particular type of person
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: the state of having a particular role or rank
Medical Dictionary
Cy
abbreviation
Medical Definition of Cy
cyanogen
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