CY

1 of 2

abbreviation

calendar year

-cy

2 of 2

noun suffix

: action : practice

mendicancy

: rank : office

chaplaincy

: body : class

magistracy

: state : quality

bankruptcy

—often replacing a final -t or -te of the base word

accuracy

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Kids Definition

-cy

noun suffix

sē

plural -cies

: action : practice

prophecy

piracy

: rank : office

captaincy

: state : quality

accuracy

bankruptcy

normalcy

Etymology

Noun suffix

derived from Latin -tia "action, quality"

Medical Definition

abbreviation

cyanogen

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CY

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noun suffix

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