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-mony

Forming nouns.

Latin ‑monia, ‑monium.

Nouns ending in ‑mony are formed from Latin verbal stems, and indicate an action, state, or quality: ceremony, harmony, matrimony, parsimony, sanctimony, testimony. The ending is not active in the language.

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