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Explain how the Latin suffix -ous contributes to the meanings
of omnivorous and outrageous.

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Answer:

omnivorous is something of nature and outrageous is denoting an element in a lower valence which is emotion.

Step-by-step explanation:

ous- characterized by; the nature of OR denoting an element in a lower valence.

So, because of that, if a word ends with ous it is going to mean one of those two definitions.

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