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What Is the meaning of the affix "ade"

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Used to form nouns denoting action, or a person performing said action. -ade (Suffix). Indicating a drink made from a given fruit. Origin: From the-ado, from the-ata, (feminine form of-atum used to create adjectives, nouns, and sometimes verbs from words ending in-a).
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-ade. 1. 1. a suffix found in nouns denoting action or process or a person or persons acting, appearing in loanwords from French and sometimes from Spanish ( cannonade; fusillade; renegade), but also attached to native stems: blockade; escapade; masquerade.
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