| Prefix | Meaning | Examples
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| a- | not | atonality, asexuality, amoral
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| ab- | away | abduction, absolutism, ablution
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| ac- | |
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| acro- | high, up | Acropolis
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| adeno- | |
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| aero- | air | aeronautics, aerodrome, aeroplane, aerodynamics
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| agro- | |
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| an- | |
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| andro- | |
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| anemo- | |
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| Anglo- | English | Anglo-Irish relations
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| ante- | before | antebellum
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| anthro- | relating to man | anthropology, anthropocentrism, anthropomorphic
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| anti- | against | antidote, antibody
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| auto- | self | autonomy, autobiography, automobile, autopilot
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| baro- | |
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| bi- | two | bicycle, bijection, bilingual, bicameralism, bisexuality
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| biblio- | relating to books | bibliophilia, bibliography
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| bio- | relating to life | biology, biography, biosphere, biotechnology
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| blasto- | |
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| brady- | |
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| brom- | |
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| broncho- | |
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| caco- | |
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| cardio- | | cardiovascular
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| cent-, centi- | hundred or hundredth | centenarian, centimeter, centipede
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| cephalo- | |
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| circum- | around | circumcision, circumnavigation, circumlocution, circumference
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| cito- | |
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| co- | together | cooperative, co-belligerence |
| colpo- | |
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| con- | with, together | conference, connotation, context, Congress, congregation
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| contra- | against, opposite | contradiction, contraception
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| cosmo- | | cosmology, cosmopolitan, cosmotheism
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| counter- | against, opposite | counterpoint, counterweight, Counter-Reformation
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| crino- | |
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| crio- | |
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| cripto- | |
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| croma- | |
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| crono- | |
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| dactilo- | |
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| de- | taking something away, the opposite | decentralisation, deforestation, dehydration, Denazification
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| deci- | one tenth | deciliter
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| demo- | people, nation | demographics, democracy
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| dermo- | |
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| di- | two, double |
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| didacta | |
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| dinamo | |
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| dis- | reverse, opposite | dissent, discovery, disambiguation
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| domo- | |
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| doxo- | |
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| eco- | house | economy, ecology, ecosystem, ecotourism, ecotage
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| ecto- | |
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| edafo- | |
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| electro- | | electrocution, electroencephalogram
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| embrio- | |
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| encephalo- | |
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| endo- | |
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| entero- | |
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| epi- | above | epitaxy
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| ergo- | | ergonomics
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| eritro- | |
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| eroto- | |
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| esclero | |
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| espasmo- | |
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| esperma- | |
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| esphero- | |
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| esphigmo- | |
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| espleno- | |
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| esquizo- | |
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| estafilo- | |
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| estilo- | |
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| estomato- | |
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| ethno- | | ethnology, ethnolinguistics, ethnocentrism
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| eu- | good | eulogy, euthanasia, eugenics, euphemism
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| Euro- | European | Euro-MP (member of the European Parliament)
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| ex- | former | ex-wife, ex-president
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| exo- | outside | exoskeleton
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| extra- | very, more than usual, outside, beyond | extra-thin, extra-special extraordinary, extraterrestrial
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| fore- | before, in advance | foreskin, foreshadowing
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| in-, il-, im-, ir- | not | infallibility, illiteracy, immoral, irrelevant
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| inter- | between, from one to another | intervention, international
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| kilo- | thousand | kilogram, kilowatt
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| mal- | bad, badly | malpractice, malnutrition
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| maxi- | most, very large | maximum
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| mega- | million, very large | megabyte, megaphone
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| micro- | one millionth, very small | microgram, microorganism, micronation
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| mid- | in the middle of | mid-term elections, Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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| milli- | thousandth | milligram, milliliter
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| mini- | small | miniskirt, miniseries
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| mis- | bad or wrong, not | miscarriage, misanthropy, misogyny
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| mono- | one, single | monolith, monorail, monotony, monocle
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| multi- | many | multiculturalism, multilingual
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| non- | not | nonsense, non-denial denial
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| non- | nine | nonabyte, none, nonagon
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| out- | more, to a greater degree | to outdo, to outrun
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| over- | more than normal, too much | overpopulation, over-consumption
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| post- | after | Post-fordism, postpartum depression, postmodernity, postmodernism
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| pre- | before | prediction, preview, precedent, prenatal care
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| pro- | for, in favour of | pro-choice, pro-life
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| quad- | four | quadrangle, quadruplet
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| re- | again | reduction, reflection, revolution
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| semi- | half | semi-automatic, semi-detached
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| sub- | below, less than, under | subset, subsonic, subway, subtitles
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| super- | extremely, more than | superhuman, Superego, supersonic
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| tele- | far, over a long distance | telecommunications, television, telephoto lens
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| trans- | across, beyond | transfer, transubstantiation, transatlantic, Trans-Siberian railway
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| tri- | three | triangle, tricolor, triptych
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| ultra- | extremely, beyond a certain limit | Ultramontanism, ultraviolet
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| un- | not, opposite, take something away | unconstitutional, undelete |
| uni- | one, single | uniform, unification
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| ur- | first, original |
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