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a suffix occurring in scientific words of Latin origin: laudanum.
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Origin of -anum
<Latin, neuter of -ānus-an
Words nearby -anum
antwren, Anu, Anubis, anucleate, anucleolate, -anum, a number of, anumeric, Anunnaki, Anuradhapura, anuran
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