word-forming element making nouns from adjectives in -ous, -ose (1); from French -osité, from Latin -ositatem (nominative -ositas), properly -ose + -ity.
osculation
-ose
osier
Osiris
-osis
-osity
Oslo
Osmanli
osmatic
osmium
Osmond
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