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-ability
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
ability
(noun)
-ability
(noun suffix)
best
(noun)
-ability
noun suffix
also
-ibility
-ability
noun suffix
also
-ibility
Britannica Dictionary definition of -ABILITY
:
ability, fitness, or likeliness to act or be acted on in (such) a way
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