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-a·to·ry \əˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri; esp Brit ətəri or ə.tri or sometimes when an unstressed syllable precedes |ātəri or |ā.tri\ adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Latin -atorius, from -atus -ate + -orius -ory : of, belonging to, or connected with < perspiratory > : serving or tending to < amendatory > |