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What part of speech is a word ending in ite?

Words ending in "-ite" can be various parts of speech, but most commonly they are nouns or adjectives.

Here are some examples:

Nouns:

* Satellite: A celestial body that orbits a planet.

* Sulfite: A salt or ester of sulfurous acid.

* Granite: A hard, crystalline igneous rock.

Adjectives:

* Exquisite: Extremely beautiful and delicate.

* Definite: Clearly defined or stated.

* Finite: Having limits or bounds.

Other parts of speech:

* Some words ending in "-ite" can be verbs: Conjugate (to combine two or more words into a single form)

* A few words ending in "-ite" are adverbs: Despite (in spite of)

To determine the part of speech, you need to consider the context in which the word is used.

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