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Common General Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |