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a, an
Definition

 

 

 

without, not

 

 

 

asexual, amoral, anarchy, anhydrous, Anabaptist, anachronism
Term
ab, abs, a
Definition

apart, away from

 

 

abnormal, abduct, abductor (muscle), abscission .See ad in Prefixes,

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ad
Definition

toward

 

adhere, adductor (muscle) . See ab in Prefixessection), adumbrate

Term
agere
Definition

act

 

agent, agency, agenda

Term
amphi, ambi
Definition

round, both sides

 

amphitheater, amphibian, ambidextrous, ambivalent

Term
ante
Definition

before

 

antedate, anteroom, antecedent, anterior

Term
anthro
Definition

man

 

anthropology, anthropomorphic

Term
anti
Definition

against

 

antipathy, antitank, anticlimax

Term
aqua
Definition

water

 

aquarium, aqueous

Term
archaios
Definition

ancient

 

archeology, archetype, archaic, archeozoic

Term
archos
Definition

leader, first, chief

 

monarchy, oligarchy, anarchy, archetype, architect

Term
audio
Definition

hear

 

audiophile, audiometer, auditory

Term
auto
Definition

self


automatic, automaton, auto-immune

Term
bi
Definition

two

 

bi-partisan, bisexual, biennial, binary, bicuspid, bivalve

Term
bene
Definition

well, favorable

 

benefit, benevolent, benefactor, beneficent

Term
bible
Definition

book

 

bibliography, Bible, bibliophile

Term
bio
Definition

life

 

biology, biography, bio-active

Term
caco
Definition

Bad

 

cacophony

Term
cide
Definition

kill

 

homicide, parricide, germicidal, ecocide

Term
circum
Definition

around

 

circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate

Term
constitutus
Definition

stand

 

constitution, statute

Term
corpus
Definition

body

 

corpse, corporeal punishment, corpus callosum

Term
cracy
Definition

rule

 

democracy, theocrat, technocracy

Term
credo
Definition

belief

 

credit, (see also roots section)

Term
demos
Definition

people

 

democracy, demographic

Term
di
Definition

two, double

 


dimorphism, dicotyledon, diatomic

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dia
Definition

across, through

 

diagonal, dialectic, dialogue, diagnosis

Term
dis
Definition

not, apart

 

disperse, disinherit, disenfranchise, distend


Term
dominus
Definition

lord

 

dominant, dominion

Term
dynasthai
Definition

be able

 

dynamic, dynamo, dynasty, dynamite

Term

ego


Definition

I, self

 

ego, egomaniac, egocentric

Term
epi
Definition

upon, over

 

epidermis, epidemic, epigram, epitaph, epithet, epiphyte, epistasis, epinephrine, epiphysis

Term
ex
Definition

out

 

exotic, exterior, extraneous, extemporaneous, exophalmic, exogenous, exothermic, exoskeleton

Term
federis 
Definition

Leauge or Pack

 

federation, confederate

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frater
Definition

Brother

 

 

 

fraternize, fraternity, fraternal, fratricide

Term
geo
Definition

earth

 

 

geology, geography, geocentric, geomancy

Term
graph (see also Roots section)
Definition

write, record

 

graphic, graphite, graphology,

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hetero
Definition

mixed, unlike

 

 

heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodox, heterodont, hetero atom, heterocyclic, heterozygous,

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homo
Definition

same, alike

 

homogeneous, homogenized, homozygous, homolytic fission, Homo sapiens, homonid, homeostasis

Term
idem
Definition

the same

 

identity, idiopathic, I, individual

Term
ideo
Definition

idea

 

ideology, ideation, ideal

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idios
Definition

one's own

 

 

idiom, idiosyncrasy, idiopathic

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in
Definition

in

 

 

incarcerate, incorporate, inculcate, induction, inductance, indigenous, indicator, inspiratio

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in, im
Definition

not

 

 

incredible, ignoble, inglorious, inhospitable, infinite, infinitesimal, immoral

Term
inter
Definition

between

 

 

interact, interstellar, interpret, interstitial

Term
legis (lex)
Definition

law

 

 

legal, legislature

Term
lexis
Definition

Word

 

lexicon, lexicography

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liber
Definition

free, book

 

 

liberty, library, liberal

Term
locus
Definition

place

 

 

locality, local, circumlocution

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macro
Definition

Large

 

 

macroeconomics, macroscopic, macrophage

Term
mania (see Roots section also)
Definition

obsession

 

 

maniac, Beatlemania

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meter (see Roots section also)
Definition

measure

 

 

metronome, speedometer, odometer

Term
Micro
Definition

Small

 

 

microscope, micron, micrometer, microorganism

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mittere, mitto (see Rootssection also)
Definition

Send

 

 

mission, transmit, remit

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mono
Definition

one, single

 

 

monocle, monopoly, monogamy, monovalent, monomania, monarchy

Term
mortis
Definition

Death

 

 

mortician, mortuary, moribund, morbid

Term
nomen
Definition

Name

 

 

noble, ignominy, nomenclature, nominal

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olig
Definition

Few

 

 

oligarchy, oligopoly

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pater
Definition

Father

 

 

paternal, paternity, patricide

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ped (see Roots section also)

 

 

 


Definition

foot

 

 

pedestrian, pedal, pedicure, podiatrist

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peri
Definition

around

 

 

peripatetic, periscope, perineum, peritoneum

Term
phage (see Roots section also)
Definition

eat

 

 

 

phagocyte, phagocytosis

Term
Philo
Definition

Love

 

 

philosophy, philanthropy

Term
polein
Definition

self

 

 

monopoly

Term
Polis
Definition

City

 

 

political, metropolitan

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poly (see Roots section also)
Definition

many

 

 

polygamy, polyphonic, hoi polloi

Term
porto
Definition

carry

 

 

porter, export

Term
post
Definition

after

 

 

post script (p.s.), ex post facto, post hoc, post-mortem

Term
Pre
Definition

before

 

 

premier, preview, premium, prescient

Term
PRO
Definition

before, in favor of

 

project, projectile,

Term
psyche
Definition

mind, soul

 

 

psychology

Term
publicus
Definition

people

 

 

public, republic, pub, publican

Term
riparia
Definition

river

 

 

 

riparian

Term
Scope
Definition

examine

 

 

 

microscope, oscilloscope

 


Term
scribo 
Definition

write

 

 

transcribe, scribe, script

Term
solus
Definition

alone

 

 

solo, solitary

Term
subter
Definition

under, secret

 

 

subterfuge, subtle, subaltern, subterranean

Term
sin
Definition

together, with

 

 

synchronize, symphony, sympathy, syncretic, syncope

Term

tel

 

Definition

distance

 

 

telegraph, telephone, teleology

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trans
Definition

accross

 

 

transport, transcend, transmogrify

Term
utilis
Definition

useful

 

 

utility, utilitarian

Term
vide, visibil, vis
Definition

See

 

 

video, vision, visible

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