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prefixes and their meanings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A [or an]- | without |
| Ab- | away |
| Ad- | towards |
| Ambi- | both sides |
| Ante- | front or before |
| Anti- | against |
| Auto- | self |
| Bi- | two |
| Dys- | painful or difficult |
| Ec- | out of |
| Endo- | inward |
| Ex- | outside |
| Hyper- | above or high |
| Hypo- | low or below |
| Intra- | in or into |
| Macro- | large |
| Mal- | abnormal or bad |
| Mega- | great or large |
| Micro- | small |
| Mono- | one |
| Multi- | many |
| Olig- | few or little |
| Peri- | around |
| Poly- | much or many |
| Post- | behind or after |
| Pre- | before or in front |
| Pro- | in front of or favoring |
| Pseudo- | false |
| Retro- | backward or back |
| Semi- | half |
| Sub- | under |
| Supra- | above |
| Trans- | across or through |