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  1. 1. A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling. Source: opted
  2. 2. An adverbial suffix; as, darkling, flatling. Source: opted

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suffixadverbialcommonlydarklingdepreciatorydiminutiveducklingfirstlingfosterlinggoslinghirelingnoununderling

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