| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SUFFIX: | 1. Something that stabilizes: rheostat. 2. A device for reflecting something specified in a constant direction: heliostat. 3. Something that inhibits: fungistat. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin -stata, from Greek -stat s, one that causes to stand, or statos, standing. See st - in Appendix I.
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