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Prefixes
Beginning of a word
Question | Answer |
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a-, an- | without, not |
ab- | away from, from |
ad- | toward |
anti-, contra- | against |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
circum-, peri- | around |
dipl-. diplo- | double |
dia-, trans- | through, across |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
ecto-, exo-. extra- | outside, outward |
endo-. intra- | in, within |
epi- | above, upon |
eu- | good, normal |
hypo- | under, below, deficient |
hemi- | one half |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
hetero- | different |
homo-, homeo- | same |
infra- | under, below |
inter- | between |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
mono-, uni- | one |
multi-, poly- | many, much |
mal- | bad |
pre-, pro- | before, in front of |
peri- | around |
post- | after, behind |
primi- | first |
para- | near, beside;beyond |
pan- | all |
pseudo- | false |
quadri- | four |
retro- | behind, backward |
super- | upper, above |
supra- | above, excessive;superior |
syn- | union, together, joined |
tachy- | rapid |
tri- | three |
ultra- | excess. beyond |