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-orium

/-ˈɔːɹ.ɪ.əm/ UK
/-ˈoɹ.ɪ.əm/ Canada, US
/-ˈoːɹ.ɪ.əm/ Australia
/-ˈoːɹ.ə.əm/ New Zealand
/-ˈoɾ.ɪ.əm/ Scotland
/-ˈoːɾ.ɪ.um/ India

Rhymes with -ɔːɹɪəm

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin -ōrium. Doublet of -ory.

suffix -oriums · -oria

morpheme Forming nouns denoting a place for a particular function or thing. appress + -orium → appressorium
Similar: -arium

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"-orium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-orium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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-orium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-orium

Chicago

"-orium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-orium.

BibTeX

@misc{orium_2026,
  title = {-orium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-orium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}