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English Stems 5
Term | Definition | Examples |
---|---|---|
vita | life | VITAlism |
demo | people | DEMOcracy |
stereo | solid | STEREOtype |
ism | doctrine | capitalISM |
cogn | know | COGNizant |
sur | over | SURcharge |
alter | other | ALTERnate |
astr | star | ASTRoid |
dyna | power | DYNAmite |
chron | time | CHRONilogical |
hyper | over | HYPERbole |
luna | moon | LUNAte |
octa | eight | OCTAgon |
gyro | turn | GYROscope |
contra | against | CONTRApositive |
geo | earth | GEOgraphy |
helio | sun | HELIOtropic |
thermo | heat | THERMOmeter |
tetra | four | TETRAgon |
meter | measure | milliMETER |
scope | look | teleSCOPE |
son | sound | SONg |
dec | ten | DECagon |
stell | star | STELLar |
amat | love | AMATeur |