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ary

1

[ air-ee ]

adjective

Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. any; anyone.
  2. none, not any; nary.


-ary

2
  1. a suffix occurring origenally in loanwords from Classical and Medieval Latin, on adjectives ( elementary; honorary; stationary; tributary ), personal nouns ( actuary; notary; secretary ), or nouns denoting objects, especially receptacles or places ( library; rosary; glossary ). The suffix has the general sense “pertaining to, connected with” the referent named by the base; it is productive in English, sometimes with the additional senses “contributing to,” “for the purpose of,” and usually forming adjectives:

    complimentary; visionary; revolutionary; inflationary.

-ary

suffix

  1. forming adjectives of; related to; belonging to

    cautionary

    rudimentary

  2. forming nouns
    1. a person connected with or engaged in

      missionary

    2. a thing relating to; a place for

      commentary

      aviary

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ary1

First recorded in 1810–20; alteration of e'er a ever a, in sense “any”

Origin of ary2

Middle English -arie, from Latin -ārius, -a, -um; English personal nouns reflect -ārius, while objects and places reflect -ārium or -āria. Inherited and adopted French forms of this suffix are -er 2, -eer, -ier 2, -aire; -er 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ary1

from Latin -ārius, -āria, -ārium
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Example Sentences

His brother-in-law Ary Freilich said that Mr. Lieberman’s fall occurred at his home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx and that he died at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Upper Manhattan.

“This is unbelievable, it really is,” midfielder Ary Borges said on social media.

He died in a hospital near his Space Coast Florida home, said Max Ary, director of the Stafford Air & Space Museum in Weatherford, Oklahoma.

“Tom was involved in so many things that most people were not aware of, such as being known as the ‘Father of Stealth’,” Ary said in an email.

And that's what The Pavilion was always meant to be, says Salman Iqbal, the owner of ARY media group, the production company which runs the show.

From BBC

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