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-tude

Also ‑tudinous.

Forming abstract nouns.

French ‑tude, from Latin ‑tudo.

Examples include altitude, fortitude, gratitude, latitude, magnitude, multitude, platitude, and solitude. A few have adjectives in ‑tudinous: multitudinous, platitudinous.

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