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-ie

suff.
Variant of -y3.
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-ie

suffix forming nouns
a variant of -y2
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IE

or I.E.,

1. Indo-European.
2. Industrial Engineer.

-ie

var. of -y 2.

i.e.

that is.
[< Latin id est]
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