-acal

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 203 words | Copyright

-acal suffix compounded of -AC and -AL1, forming adjs., some merely alternative to those in -AC, some with differentiated use, some serving as adjs. to sbs. in -ac; e.g. ammoniacal, demoniacal, zodiacal.

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