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AW Prefixes 1-68
Mr. Stickler's Grammar prefixes, 1-68
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ab- | Away, down |
| A- | Against, up |
| Be- | Thoroughly, over. |
| Micro- | Very small |
| Mega- | Large, million |
| Bene- | Good |
| Mal- | Bad |
| Deca-, deci- | Ten |
| Octa- | Eight |
| Quad- | Four |
| sex- | Six |
| Centi- | One-hundred |
| Septmi- | Seven |
| Novem- | Nine |
| Tri- | Three |
| Semi- | Half |
| De- | Opposite |
| En-, Em- | Cause to |
| In-, Im- | In |
| Inter- | Between |
| Mid- | Middle |
| Mis- | Wrongly |
| Non- | Not |
| Over- | Over |
| Super- | Above |
| Sub- | Under |
| Mono- | One |
| Ex- | Out of, former |
| Omni- | All, every |
| Post- | After |
| Syn- | Same time |
| Trans- | Across |
| Re- | Again |
| Fore- | Before |
| Un- | Not |
| Extra-, extro- | Outside, beyond |
| Hyper- | Too much, excessive |
| Hypo- | Under |
| Kilo- | One-thousand |
| Man-, Mani-, Manu- | Hand |
| Mar-, mari- | Sea |
| Meta- | Change, after |
| Multi- | Many, more than |
| Numer- | Number |
| Ante- | Before |
| Geo- | Earth |
| Bio- | Life |
| Hydr-, hydra-, hydro- | Water |
| Dys- | Abnormal, bad, impaired |
| Anti- | Against, opposite |
| Con- | With, together |
| Pre- | Before |
| Eco- | Environment |
| Giga- | Billion |
| Meso- | Middle |
| Poly- | Many |
| Proto- | First |
| Retro- | Backwards |
| Therm- | Heat |
| Uni- | One |
| Pico- | Trillionth |
| Pan- | All |
| Neo- | New |
| Nano- | Billionth |
| Arch- | Chief, first, rule |
| Bibl, bibli-, biblio- | Book |
| Di-, dy- | Two, twice, double |
| Quint- | Five |