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-algia

  1. variant of algo- as final element of a compound word:

    neuralgia.



-algia

combining form

  1. denoting pain or a painful condition of the part specified

    neuralgia

    odontalgia

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • -algic, combining_form:in_adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -algia1

< New Latin < Greek; algo-, -ia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -algia1

from Greek algos pain
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Example Sentences

He cannot bear that Algia should dance before strangers, but what can he do?

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