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Which of these would be the best justification of a student inferring that “indigenous” means “originating in a particular region”?

A. The word root “gen” means “earth,” and the suffix “-ous” means “someone who does something".
B. The word root “gen” means “birth,” and the suffix “-ous” means “having the quality of something”.
C. The word root “gen” means “body,” and the suffix “-ous” means “the state or condition of something”.
D. The word root “gen” means “rule,” and the suffix “-ous” means “being filled up with something".

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"The word root “gen” means “birth,” and the suffix “-ous” means “having the quality of something” is the one among the choices given that would be the best justification of a student inferring that “indigenous” means “originating in a particular region". The correct option among all the options that are given is option "B".
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