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Common General Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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a- | Without |
ab- | From,away from |
ad-, ac-, af-, ag-, al-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, | Toward, increasing |
alb- | white |
ambi- | Both |
ana- | Up, upward, toward |
ante- | Before |
anti- | Against |
auto- | Self |
bi- | Two, both |
bio- | Life |
circum- | Around |
con-, col-, com-, cor-, | Together, with |
contra- | Against |
de- | Away from, down, not |
dia- | Through |
dis- | Apart, separate |
dys- | Bad, difficult, painful, poor |
ec- | Out, away |
ecto- | Outside |
en-, em- | In |
endo- | Within |
epi- | Upon, over |
eu- | Good |
ex-, e- | Out, away |
hemi- | Half |
hyper- | Excessive, beyond |
hypo- | Below, under |
in-, il-, im-, ir- | Not |
infra- | Below, under, beneath |
inter- | Between |
intra- | Within |
iso- | Equal |
juxta- | Near, beside |
mal- | Bad |
mega-, megal- / o | Large |
mes- / o | Middle |
meta- | Beyond, after |
micro- | Small |
milli- | One-thousandth |
mono- | One, single |
multi- | Many |
neo- | New, recent |
non- | Not |
para- | Near, beside, beyond, opposite, abnormal |
per- | Through |
peri- | Around, surrounding |
poly- | Many |
post- | After |
pre- | Before |
primi- | First |
re- | Again, Back |
retro- | Back, backward, behind |
rube- | Red |
semi- | Half |
sub- | Under, below |
super- | Above, excessive |
supra- | Above, over |
syn-, sym- | Together |
tri- | Three |
ultra- | Beyond, excessive |
uni- | One |