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Words with plic-
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plic- root words — words with the plic- root

The root plic- comes from Latin plicare, meaning to fold. 25 words in Dendril are built from it, including pleat, pleated, pleating, pleats, pliable, pliant, plied, pliers, plies, ply, plying, plywood. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the plic- root

Explore words with plic- — words containing the plic- root and sharing its sense of "to fold". Examples include pleat, pleated, pleating, pleats, pliable, pliant, plied, pliers, plies, ply, plying, plywood. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does plic- mean?

The plic- root means to fold, from Latin plicare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.

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