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-ware

suffix
 
 
/-weər/ US  /-wer/

Definition

used, often in shops, to refer to objects of the same material or type, especially things used in cooking and serving food: tableware the kitchenware departmentProducts and producersBuying and selling in general
(Definition of -ware suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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