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Greek/Latin Roots 1

greek and latin prefixes and suffixes

TermDefinitionExampleDefine ExampleSentence
Bio- ^Greek Life Biology The study pf life The person that goes to school for the study of life, or Biology is called a biologist.
Chron- ^Greek Time Chronicle A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence. The Chronicle of Narnia goes through a series of events.
Cosmo- ^Greek Universe/Order Cosmology The study of the origin of the universe Cosmology is the study of the origin of the universe.
crypt- ^Greek hidden cryptography The study of the techniques of hidden writing The FBI are always hiring for people trained in cryptography.
Dem- ^Greek People Democracy Gov't ruled by the people The Democratic Party are currently in power in the United States.
Dia- ^Greek Through, Across, between Diameter A straight line running through the center of the circle The diameter runs all the way through the circle
-Cept- ^Latin Take Intercept To take seize or halt The term interception is used in football a lot.
-cede- ^Latin happen, yield, go Precede to go before While the road was being worked on, a pilot girl was made to precede the rest of the traffic
-cred- ^Latin believe accredit to ascribe or attribute The school has to accredit each individual school
-Dict- ^Latin speak, say ,tell Predict to say before it happens In elementary school you learn how to predict what will happen next.
-duct- ^latin to lead, draw Conduct to lead The Metals and metalloids are better conductors than gasses.
ASTRO- ^Greek Star Astrology Study Of Stars Astronomy Is the study of stars, the person that studies stars is called an astronomer.
Auto- ^Greek Self Autobiography The story of someones life written by that person Maya Angelou wrote her Autobiography , entitled, I know why the caged bird sings.
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