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Prefixes and Suffixes·Decoding Unknown Words Using Suffixes
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Rule reminder

Suffixes signal word class and meaning: -abile/-ibile → adjective (can be done), -oso → adjective (full of), -mente → adverb, -ista/-aio → profession noun, -one/-ino/-etto → altered noun (size/tone). Apply these patterns to unfamiliar vocabulary.

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You don't know 'scrivibile'. You know scrivere = to write and -ibile means 'able to be'. What does it mean?